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From 1921 until 1951

After having worked a few years as a sales representative for several publishing houses Jan Berhard van Ulzen established his own publishing business at his home address. The first publications were financed by his wife who had been a successful fashion cutter in Paris. After a few years the business could be located on the canal

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in Amsterdam. In these years Holland specialized in social, Christian publications by original Dutch writers. A few translations were published, for instants (1937)

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, (1951) Pär Lagerkvist, and (1940)

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. Next to books Holland also published a Christian literary magazine called ''Opwaartsche Wegen'', which was published for 17 years. Poetry was published since 1950 in a series called ''De Windroos''

From 1951 until 1981

In 1951 Jan Bernhard van Ulzen was assisted by his son Rolf van Ulzen, who succeeded in the late sixties of the previous century. As Rolf van Ulzen had started to participate in large international co-productions for encyclopaedia's and fairy tales, the location for office and warehouse in Amsterdam was no longer suitable. The lofts on the Herengracht were not strong enough to bear the weight of heavy books. The building in

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was more suitable with storage possibilities on the ground floor. In 1955 (Bonte Boekjes series) he started with children's book. For these scripts he asked poets as he thought the imagination for poetry must be the same as for children's books. Important writers of these days were Hans Andreus, Paul Biegel, , and .

From 1981 until today

In 1981 Rolf van Ulzen was assisted by his son Ruurt van Ulzen, who succeeded in 1987. The children's books were expanded by new Dutch authors, such as: * * , * , * , * , * , * , *

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Translated children's book writers

From several foreign children's book writers translations were made, such as:

From English

* Joan Aiken *

Malcolm Bosse Malcolm Joseph Bosse (May 6, 1926 – May 3, 2002) was an American author of both young adult and adult novels. His novels are often set in Asia, and have been praised for their cultural and historical information relating to the character's ...

* Susan Cooper *

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Scott O'Dell Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 15, 1989) was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels ...

* Paula Fox *

Frances Mary Hendry Frances Mary Hendry (born 1941) is a British writer of children's historical fiction. Born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland she now resides in Nairn, where many of her books are set. Writing Hendry was a teacher for 23 years and wrote plays and p ...

Mollie Hunter Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith (30 June 1922 – 31 July 2012) was a Scottish writer known as Mollie Hunter. She wrote fantasy for children, historical stories for young adults, and realistic novels for adults. Many of her works are inspired b ...

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* Sue Mayfield *

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From German

* Karl Bruckner * Willi Färhrmann * Ursula Fuchs * Susanne Fulcher * Tilde Michiels * Gudrun Mebs * Marietta Moskin * Tillman Röhrig *

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* Ingrid Uebe

Others

* Maurice Druon * Maria Grippe * Torill Hauger *

Marita Lindquist Marita Elisabeth Lindquist (née Gustafson; 10 November 1918 – 7 June 2016) was a Finnish author of many children's books. Born in Helsinki, she was of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. In addition, she had written song lyrics L ...

Classics like ''Greek- and Roman Myths'' by

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, Tales of

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by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb and small biographies of famous philosophers by

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were published in Dutch translation.

References

Sources

*
Dutch Publishers Association
* Dutch Wikipedia
Independent Dutch Publishers
* Interview in Boekenwereld by Prof. Dr. Lisa Kuitert with Ruurt van Ulzen, Jaargang 19, nummer 1, oktober 2002

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland (Publisher) Holland(publisher) Publishing companies established in 1921 Mass media in Amsterdam