Titia van der Tuuk, Natuurboekjes voor Kinderen (1907)
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1Cynfelyn
Sorry for writing in English.
I've recently bought copies of the three books in Titia van der Tuuk's series of Natuurboekjes voor Kinderen:
Vijver en stroom
Het heele jaar rond
Wat er in onzen tuin te zien is
None of the three books are dated, but library catalogues date the first two as 1907, and the third ('tweede goedkoope druk') as 1909. They are clearly Dutch translations of Arthur Ransome's 1906 series of Nature books for children, including using the same front covers and Frances Craine illustrations:
Pond and stream
The child's book of the seasons
The things in our garden
The Dutch title pages say 'Gedeeltelijk naar het Engelsch door Titia van der Tuuk, met gekleurde plaatjes van Frances Craine'. Arthur Ransome's name is not mentioned anywhere in the books, that I can see, which I find intriguing. Was it usual in the Netherlands to omit the original author's name in translations in this period?
Van der Tuuk was obviously an interesting character. I only found these books by searching AbeBooks to see what other Frances Craine work was available.
I've recently bought copies of the three books in Titia van der Tuuk's series of Natuurboekjes voor Kinderen:
Vijver en stroom
Het heele jaar rond
Wat er in onzen tuin te zien is
None of the three books are dated, but library catalogues date the first two as 1907, and the third ('tweede goedkoope druk') as 1909. They are clearly Dutch translations of Arthur Ransome's 1906 series of Nature books for children, including using the same front covers and Frances Craine illustrations:
Pond and stream
The child's book of the seasons
The things in our garden
The Dutch title pages say 'Gedeeltelijk naar het Engelsch door Titia van der Tuuk, met gekleurde plaatjes van Frances Craine'. Arthur Ransome's name is not mentioned anywhere in the books, that I can see, which I find intriguing. Was it usual in the Netherlands to omit the original author's name in translations in this period?
Van der Tuuk was obviously an interesting character. I only found these books by searching AbeBooks to see what other Frances Craine work was available.
