Hermanna

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Hermanna

1877–1946

A Dutch writer of children's stories, she published as Hermanna and is remembered for warm, lively tales written for young readers in the early 1900s. Her books often lean into storytelling, adventure, and the everyday world of childhood.

2 Audiobooks

Vertellingen

Vertellingen

by Hermanna

Verteluurtje

Verteluurtje

by Hermanna

About the author

Writing under the name Hermanna, Alberdina Hermanna Schlüter was a Dutch author born in 1877 and died in 1946. Bibliographic sources connect the pen name directly with Schlüter, and her work appears in Dutch literary and public-domain collections.

Her books were aimed largely at younger readers. Surviving editions and library records include titles such as De jongste thuis and Tijl Uilenspiegel, while Project Gutenberg also preserves works like Vertellingen and Verteluurtje. Together, they suggest a writer who helped shape early 20th-century Dutch children's reading with stories meant to entertain as well as gently guide.

Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources available here, her work has remained accessible through literary archives and digitized editions. That lasting availability gives a clear sense of her place as a modest but enduring voice in Dutch youth literature.