Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Jan de Hartog (Dutch-American Author)

Jan de Hartog (1914–2002,) occasional penname F. R. Eckmar, was a Dutch-American novelist and playwright who wrote adventure stories in Dutch and English. His early adventures at sea and his escape from the Nazis during World War II furnished him with material for many of his books.

Born Haarlem, Netherlands, de Hartog early was an adventurer, twice running away from home to work at sea. During World War II, he joined the Dutch Resistance and, in 1943, was forced into hiding. Later that year, he fled to England and eventually settled in the United States, becoming a Quaker.

De Hartog’s first notable novel, Hollands glorie: roman van de zeesleepvaart (1947; Captain Jan: A Story of Ocean Tugboats,) relates the tale of a young boy’s career in the merchant navy. De Hartog’s later novels, written in English, are of chiefly entertainment value. Among these are A Sailor’s Life (1956,) The Inspector (1960,) The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga (1972,) The Lamb’s War (1980,) The Trail of the Serpent (1983,) and Star of Peace (1984.) Many of the novels were adapted into films.

Of de Hartog’s plays, the most popular is the hit comedy The Fourposter (1951; Tony Award as best new play.) It was later turned into the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical I Do! I Do! (1996.)

De Hartog’s non-fiction book The Hospital (1964) exposed appalling medical conditions in a Houston hospital.

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Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed.
Jan de Hartog
Topics: Youth, Realistic Expectations, Helping

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