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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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Frederik van Eedens masterpiece, De Kleine Johannes, first graced the pages of the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids in the 1880s, offering a fresh perspective in Dutch literature. Promising further tales of Johannes, van Eeden later unveiled two sequels, collectively published in English as The Quest in 1911. 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