De historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart by Betje Wolff

NO changes have been made to the original text. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Their correspondence was published in 1987 as Briefwisseling van Betje Wolff en Aagje Deken (Correspondence of Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken).Leatherbound.

Deken died nine days after Bekker in 1804. The pair, whose individual contributions to their novels were indistinguishable, also produced Geschrift eener bejaarde vrouw (Document of an Elderly Woman) in 1802. They lived together for nearly 30 years, collaborating on novels, including the extremely popular works De Historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart (History of Sara Burgerhart, 1782), De Historie van den Heer Willem Leevend (History of William Leevend, 1784–85), Letters of Abraham Blankaart (1787), and Cornelia Wildschut (1793–96). Returning to Holland in 1797, they took up residence at The Hague until Bekker's death in 1804. In 1778, they moved to Burgundy, in part for political reasons, arriving just in time for the French Revolution. The year 1777 is considered a turning point in the history of letters in the Netherlands, because it was the year that the two women came together. Bekker, widowed in 1777, persuaded Deken to quit her job and move in with her. Deken died nine days later.Īfter Deken sent a letter to Elizabeth Bekker chastising her for her satirical poetry and worldly behavior, the two became close friends and collaborators. She lived with Deken for nearly 30 years before her death on November 5, 1804. While living in Burgundy with Deken, Bekker was exposed to some of the dangers of the Revolution, and she is said to have escaped the guillotine only by her presence of mind. After Adriaan's death in 1777, Bekker began to write with her close companion Aagje Deken. Her writing debut in 1763 consisted of poetry of moral contemplation, though her later poetry became satirical. Born at Vlissingen, northern Netherlands, on Jdied in The Hague, on Novemmarried Adriaan Wolff (a Reformed cleric at Beemster), in 1759 (died 1777).ĭaughter of Calvinist merchants, Elizabeth 'Betje' Bekker entered into a theoretical marriage with Adriaan Wolff, a vicar 31 years her senior. Name variations: Elisabeth Bekker Elizabeth Betjen Wolff Elizabeth Wolff-Bekker Betje Wolff. Bekker, Elizabeth (1738–1804)ĭutch novelist. Employed by the Bosch family, she was befriended by their daughter Maria Bosch the two wrote religious poetry together: Stichtelijke gedichten was published in 1775. Deken was orphaned at an early age and lived in an Amsterdam orphanage before becoming a servant and governess. Born in 1741 in the northern Netherlands died on November 14, 1804.īorn in the northern Netherlands in 1741, Aagje Deken would become a frequent collaborator with novelist Elizabeth Bekker on realistic stories of Dutch life.

De historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart by Betje Wolff