Major Frans
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- Dutch literature enthusiasts who want to know a representative nineteenth-century novel
- Intermediate and advanced learners of Dutch who need original-language reading material
- Researchers and students interested in modern European women's writing
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About the author
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1886) was a Dutch historical novelist born in Alkmaar. Strongly influenced by Sir Walter Scott, she drew much of her material from Dutch history, paying close attention to historical atmosphere and the unfolding of her characters' fates. Her representative works include The House of Lauernesse and Major Frans. The library holds three of her works: Major Frank, Majoor Frans, and Frits Millioen en zijne vrienden. In her later years she turned to modern psychological fiction, focusing more closely on inner life and contemporary experience. Public information about the details of her life is limited; existing accounts concentrate chiefly on her historical fiction and her later stylistic shift.
