author
Betsy van der Poel
A rare firsthand Dutch account turns a wartime journey from Smyrna into vivid travel writing. The surviving record suggests a writer closely connected to the events she described, giving the book an immediate, personal feel.
1 Audiobook
Van Smyrna naar Holland in oorlogstijd De Aarde en haar Volken, 1917
by Betsy van der Poel
About the author
Very little biographical information about Betsy van der Poel could be confirmed from reliable sources available during this search. She is credited as the author of Van Smyrna naar Holland in oorlogstijd, a Dutch work published in 1917 and later preserved by Project Gutenberg.
From the book's title and catalog descriptions, her writing appears to draw on travel and wartime experience connected with Smyrna and a return to the Netherlands during the First World War. That gives her work a special appeal for listeners who enjoy eyewitness-style narratives, historical travel writing, and personal perspectives on life during turbulent times.
Because confirmed details about her life are scarce, the book itself remains the clearest introduction to her voice: observant, immediate, and grounded in lived experience.