Cissy van Marxveldt

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Cissy van Marxveldt


Born
in Oranjewoud, Netherlands
November 24, 1889

Died
October 31, 1948

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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. 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, her
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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,293 ratings · 116 reviews · 50 distinct worksSimilar authors
Een zomerzotheid

3.97 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1927 — 8 editions
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Joop ter Heul (Joop ter Heu...

4.28 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1925 — 3 editions
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De H.B.S.-tijd van Joop ter...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1918 — 7 editions
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Joop ter Heul's problemen (...

3.99 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1921 — 4 editions
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Joop van Dil-ter Heul (Joop...

3.74 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1923 — 2 editions
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Joop en haar jongen (Joop t...

3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1925 — 2 editions
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De dochter van Joop ter Heu...

3.54 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1946
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Marijke (Marijke #1)

3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1929 — 4 editions
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3.66 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1931 — 3 editions
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Pim de Stoetel

3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1937 — 2 editions
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De H.B.S.-tijd van Joop ter... Joop ter Heul's problemen Joop van Dil-ter Heul Joop en haar jongen De dochter van Joop ter Heul
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“Ella is een hobbelpaard”
Cissy van Marxveldt, Een zomerzotheid