author
Marie Leopold
b. 1867
A Dutch writer of children's fiction, remembered for warm, lively stories such as Hanneke and Een jolig troepje. Her books were aimed at young readers and stayed in circulation through early 20th-century Dutch publishing.
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Een Jolig Troepje
by Marie Leopold
About the author
Marie Leopold was a Dutch author best known for writing children's books. Records available here confirm works including Hanneke. Verhalen voor kinderen van 6-9 jaar and Een jolig troepje, and Project Gutenberg lists several titles under her name, showing that her stories continued to be read well beyond their original publication.
The surviving book records suggest she wrote with young readers firmly in mind. Hanneke was specifically presented as stories for children aged 6 to 9, while Een jolig troepje appeared in the early 1900s and was issued in multiple editions, pointing to a readership for cheerful, family-centered fiction.
Some catalogs identify her as "Marie Leopold, 1867-" but the biographical details available from the sources I found are very limited, and I could not confirm a full birth-and-death profile. What does come through clearly is her place in Dutch children's literature, especially through wholesome, imaginative stories published by Van Goor and preserved today in digital literary archives.