Works
In total, Jan ten Brink wrote over 20 novels, including:
- Gerbrand Adriaensen Brederoó (1859)
- Dirck Volkertsen Coornhert en zijne Wellevenskunst (1860)
- Oost-Indische dames en heeren (1866)
- De schoonzoon van Mevrouw de Roggeveen (1871–1873)
- Eene schitterende carrière (1879)
- De familie Muller-Belmonte (1880)
He also wrote several books on the history of Dutch literature:
- Geschiedenis der Noord-Nederlandsche letteren in de XIXe eeuw (1888–1889)
- Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde (1897)
Jan ten Brink was known for his admiration of the novels of Émile Zola. He was one of the first Dutch writers to write about naturalism, and the first one to introduce Zola and his novels in the Netherlands, a.o. by writing a book on Émile Zola.
- Émile Zola (1879)
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