NICOLAAS BEETS
\nˈɪkəlˌɑːz bˈiːts], \nˈɪkəlˌɑːz bˈiːts], \n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ˌɑː_z b_ˈiː_t_s]\
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A Dutch poet, novelist, and critic; born in Haarlem, Sept. 13, 1814. His early lyrics, and the poetical tales "Jose" (1834); "Kuser" (1835); "Guy the Fleming" (1837), are in the vein of Byron. He showed a maturer talent in "Ada of Holland" (1840), and the lyric cycles "Cornflowers" (1853), "The Children of the Sea" (1861), and others; but is chiefly esteemed as a prose-writer of rare excellence, author of "Camera Obscura" (1839, 18th ed. 1888), a series of tales and sketches of Dutch types. His pseudonym was "Hildebrand". Died at Utrecht, Mar., 1903.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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