Maartens

Maarten, marten martenz (1858-), the pseudonym of J. M. W. van der Poorten Schwartz, a Dutch novelist. He was born in Amsterdam. He spent his early life in England. He was educated in Germany for the law, but preferred literature. His first book, The Sin of Joost Avelingh, was published in 1890. It was written in English, as are his other stories, although they present for the most part Dutch characters and scenes. God's Fool is regarded as Maartens' best novel. Others are The Greater Glory, An Old Maid's Love, A Question of Taste, and My Lady Nobody.