*Foreword to Letters of a Javanese princess WORK United States
| Title | *Foreword to Letters of a Javanese princess |
|---|---|
| Is same as work | *Foreword to Letters of a Javanese princess |
| Author | Louis Couperus |
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| Place | United States |
| Date | 1920 |
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| Type | WORK |
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| Notes | ['"Suddenly a voice was heard from the depths of this unknown land. It rose from behind the high protecting wall that had done its work of subjection and concealment through the ages. It was gentle, like the melodious song of a little bird in a cage—in a costly cage it is true, and surrounded by the tenderest care, but still in a cage that was also a prison. It was the voice of Raden Adjeng Kartini, which sounded above the walls of the close-barred Kaboepaten. It was like the cry of a little bird that wanted to spread its wings free in the air, and fly towards life. And the sound grew fuller and clearer, till it became the rich voice of a woman."\n\n"Had she lived, who knows what Raden Adjeng Kartini might not have accomplished for the well being of her country and her people; above all, for the Javanese woman and the Javanese child."'] |
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