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    The Dutch Twins
    The Dutch Twins
    The Dutch Twins
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Dutch Twins

    Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    This book is the first of a series of stories for supplementary reading the purpose of which is to give children a correct idea of life in different countries, both in the spirit and atmosphere of the story, and in the actual descriptions. These books will also further a spirit of friendliness and good will for children of other nationalities. (Lucy Fitch Perkins in The Dutch Twins) Illustrations for this story may be found at the e-text link.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014

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