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The narrative follows a modest servant couple who save, open a small shop, and gradually advance through thrift, hard work, and shrewd local investments. One partner becomes involved in notarial business and property speculation, buying and developing rundown houses and plots, while domestic strains—childbirth complications, hired help, neighborhood gossip—shape everyday life. Episodic chapters examine social mobility, practical wisdom, the ethics of small-scale profit, and how reputation, ambition, and compromise interact within a close-knit urban community.

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Title: Mijnheer Snepvangers

Author: Lode Baekelmans

Release date: February 14, 2005 [eBook #15048]
Most recently updated: December 14, 2020

Language: Dutch

Credits: Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Guido Royackers and the Online
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LODE BAEKELMANS

MIJNHEER SNEPVANGERS


AMSTERDAM

P.N. VAN KAMPEN & ZOON


INHOUD.