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Cissy van Marxveldt
Born
in Oranjewoud, NetherlandsNovember 24, 1889
Died
October 31, 1948
Genre
Young Adult, Children's
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Setske de Haan, better known by her pen name Cissy van Marxveldt, was a Dutch writer of children's books.
She is best known for her series of Joop ter Heul novels.
Setske de Haan was born on 24 November 1889 in Oranjewoud, a village in the northern province of Friesland in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of IJnze de Haan, a headmaster and history teacher, and Froukje de Groot.
Cissy van Marxvelt embarked on her literary career by writing articles and stories for Dutch magazines.
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In 1916, she published the first book in what was to become a series of novels about a headstrong girl, Joop ter Heul. The books, similar in theme to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, contain many diary entries and letters.
They chart the fortunes of Joop, herSetske de Haan, better known by her pen name Cissy van Marxveldt, was