380:. His poems from this time overflowed with nationalistic pride and patriotism, but he also wrote a number of poems about nature. During this time he was also writing short plays, which were solemnly performed by his friends. He continued to write Dutch poems in the style of the Dutch preachers of the nineteenth century, but in 1912 he attempted in vain to find a publisher for the collection. From this point onwards he devoted himself almost exclusively to prose, although he did also write dramas on occasion.
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Johannesburg. His father was also on commando, but his mother and siblings were sent back to the Netherlands for their own safety. After the capture of Johannesburg, he first worked for a meager income at an agent's office and shortly
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932:Short story
871:Die Weduwee
861:Short story
749:Die Noodlot
637:Short story
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254:Netherlands
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258:pneumonia
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332:Terrasse
275:Pretoria
169:Children
86:Novelist
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569:Novella
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445:Helikon
424:Honours
358:in the
250:Zeeland
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371:Poetry
362:area.
316:Ouboet
252:, the
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190:Joggie
181:Nellie
143:Spouse
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