Betje Wolff

Betje Wolff (born July 24, 1738, Vlissingen, Neth.—died Nov. 5, 1804, The Hague) was a Dutch writer and collaborator with Aagje Deken on the first Dutch novel, De historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart, 2 vol. (1782; “The History of Miss Sara Burgerhart”). Wolff, the daughter of a prosperous family, ran away with a naval officer at age 17, only to return home in a few days, deeply hurt by the experience. In 1759 she married...