the North Netherlands, narrated to His Children], 4 vols, 1845) is attractively written. Apart from the two comedies already mentioned, van Lennep was an indefatigable journalist and literary critic, the author of numerous dramatic pieces, and of an excellent edition of Vondel's works. For some years, van Lennep held a judicial appointment, and from 1853 to 1856 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, in which he voted with the conservative party. He died at Oosterbeek near Arnhem in 1868. There is a collective edition of his Poetische Werken [Poetic Works] (13 vols., 1859–1872), and also of his Romantische Werken [Romantic Works] (23 vols., 1855 r872). See also a bibliography by P. Knoll (1869); and Jan ten Brink, Geschiedenis der Noord-Nederlandsche Letteren in de XIX Eeuw [History of the Literature of the Northern Netherlands in the Nineteenth Century], No. iii.). References External links The Rose of Dekama, translated from the Dutch by Frank Woodley in 1847. The story is based on the historic Battle of Warns. Information about Jacob van Lennep in the digital library of Dutch Literature - DBNL Website based on TV Series (in Dutch) that retraces walks through the Netherlands based on his diaries Dutch male poets Dutch male novelists 1802 births 1868 deaths Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Writers from Amsterdam 19th-century poets 19th-century Dutch novelists 19th-century Dutch male writers