Dutch socialist pioneer links with Dutch literary giants

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Republished with permission. Chapter 14 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.

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Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch

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Dutch authors van het Reve and their link with Australia.

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