De erfenis eener moeder

De erfenis eener moeder by P. J. Andriessen is a didactic juvenile novel written in the late 19th century. It follows an Amsterdam family that falls from comfort into straitened circumstances, focusing on the steadfast daughter Helène, her cheerful brother Rudolf, and the moral contrast with his principled schoolfriend Ernst; the “inheritance” of the title is less money than the mother’s values of duty, prudence, and kindness. The opening of the novel ...