Prins Alphabet

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Prins Alphabet

by Kees Valkenstein

NL·~5 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total
1

PRINS ALPHABET.

0:02
2

INLEIDING.

16:48
3

EERSTE HOOFDSTUK.

22:05
4

TWEEDE HOOFDSTUK.

24:47
5

DERDE HOOFDSTUK.

19:16
6

VIERDE HOOFDSTUK.

24:16
7

VIJFDE HOOFDSTUK.

23:49
8

ZESDE HOOFDSTUK.

18:50
9

ZEVENDE HOOFDSTUK.

24:56
10

ACHTSTE HOOFDSTUK.

21:09

Description

In a timeless empire that feels part myth and part satire, a new crown prince is born under the shadow of an absurdly long imperial name that no one can pronounce without stumbling. The aging emperor, weary of tradition, insists the infant should carry a simple name, sparking a heated council meeting where dignitaries wrestle with the weight of centuries and the sheer impracticality of their ruler’s own title. Their debate is as frantic as it is comical, with every adviser offering increasingly outlandish suggestions while the emperor watches, his frustration rising like a drumbeat.

Against this backdrop of pompous bureaucracy, the story paints a vivid picture of a society where names carry the authority of gods, and a single syllable could reshape the future. Listeners are drawn into the lively courtroom of Huk, where humor and history collide, setting the stage for a struggle that will test loyalty, language, and the very idea of what it means to be a ruler.

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Language

nl

Duration

~5 hours (296K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.

Release date

2017-10-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Kees Valkenstein

Kees Valkenstein

1862–1952

A teacher, artist, and popular Dutch writer, he became known for lively boys’ books and for writing revues for entertainer Henri ter Hall. His life in Vleuten left such a strong impression that a local primary school still bears his name.

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