Template:Did you know nominations/De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 22:23, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe[edit]
- ... that De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe (three main characters pictured), the 1924 Dutch children's book based on a real-life shipwreck in 1618, has sold more than 250,000 copies?
Created by Drmies (talk). Self nominated at 14:49, 23 December 2013 (UTC).
The full text of reference [2] which verifies the hook is not accessible online so the hook is accepted AGF. Length, newness verified. No other issues detected. One slight problem is that I cannot find any mention of the "East" in the text supported by ref [1]: Padde the ship is wrecked, leaving the boys to fend for themselves in the East.[1]. The Google translation of the reference mentions the "jungle", in regards to the three boys, but not the East. Google translate may be wrong but perhaps a correction or clarification about this point may be needed. The QPQ is still outstanding so it is not good to go yet. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 10:29, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
- OK, I did a review--thanks for the reminder. Now, "East" is the commonly used term for "East Indies", and that that's where they end up is kind of a plot element that needs no secondary source. But in that Dutch reference you can see that Bontekoe (and thus the boys) ended up near Batavia, and that's East. In general, though, the answer is "part of the plot". Is that good enough? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 23:48, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
