author
A. C. C. de Vletter
1866–1935
A Dutch schoolteacher turned storyteller, he wrote lively children's adventures that mixed action with friendship, good conduct, and a strong feel for everyday life. His best-known work inspired the 1942 film Zeven jongens en een oude schuit.
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De ridders van den halven toren
by A. C. C. de Vletter
About the author
Born in Scheveningen on September 17, 1866, Antony Cornelis Christiaan de Vletter spent most of his working life in education. Dutch literary reference sources describe him as a teacher in The Hague who remained active in primary schooling until his retirement in 1931.
Alongside teaching, he built a steady career as a writer of children's books. His stories were especially aimed at young readers and are remembered for adventure, humor, and clear moral themes; reference sources note that he wrote many books, including Zeven jongens en een ouwe schuit, which later became the basis for a Dutch film released in 1942.
De Vletter died in The Hague in 1935. Though not widely known outside Dutch-language readers today, he remains part of the early twentieth-century tradition of Dutch juvenile fiction.