author
Johanna van Woude
1853–1904
A Dutch novelist and editor writing under a pen name, she built her reputation with stories about everyday life and women’s choices at the end of the nineteenth century. Her work helped make her a recognized voice in Dutch literary circles, even if she is less widely known today.
1 Audiobook
Een verlaten post
by Johanna van Woude
About the author
Born Sophie Margaretha Cornelia Junius in Tiel on November 23, 1853, she wrote as Johanna van Woude. She was a Dutch writer and magazine editor, and several reference sources note that she was especially known for fiction rooted in domestic life and the social world around her.
She published novels including Een verlaten post, Van de muziek des levens, De zeven schoonheden, and Betrekkingen voor vrouwen. Her writing career placed her among active Dutch literary figures of her time, and she was later remembered in biographical and literary reference works as an author of lasting interest.
Johanna van Woude died in Utrecht on November 26, 1904. Her books are still traceable through Dutch literary archives and public-domain collections, which has helped keep her work available for new readers long after her lifetime.