author
Henriëtte (Henriëtte Auguste) Rappard
1872–1943
A Dutch writer of the early 20th century, she is remembered for fiction written for younger readers, including the novel Annie van Walen. Her work comes from the world of Dutch family and school stories, with a warm eye for character and everyday life.
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Annie van Walen
by Henriëtte (Henriëtte Auguste) Rappard
About the author
Born in Leiden in 1872, Henriëtte Auguste Rappard was a Dutch author whose surviving bibliography is closely tied to fiction for children and young readers. Library and digital-text records identify her as the author of works including Hetty and Annie van Walen.
Her writing belongs to a tradition of Dutch girls' and family novels that focuses on home life, friendship, growing up, and moral character. Annie van Walen, one of her best-known titles today, follows a lively young heroine through the small dramas of family and school life, showing Rappard's interest in youthful personality and social manners.
Rappard died in 1943. Although she is not widely known to modern general readers, the continued preservation and digitization of her books has kept her work available for new audiences interested in classic Dutch children's literature.