Maartens
MAARTEN (real name, Jozua M. W. Schwartz). A Dutch novelist, born in 1858. His boyhood was spent in England, his school and university years in Germany and Holland. Later he spent much time on the Riviera and in Paris. His cosmopolitan training led him to write of Dutch life in a charming and yet objective way that did not altogether please his countrymen.
He published his works in English, although he resided near Utrecht, Holhe resided near Utrecht, Holland. The best known of his works are "The Greater Glory" (1894); "God's Fool" (1892); "My Lady 'Nobody" (1895); "Eve" (1912).
MAAS. See MEUSE.
MAÁSIN, seaport, province of Leyte, island of Visayas, Philippines, 76 miles distant from Tacloban on the S. W.
Well laid out, with good streets and handsome buildings. The town has a growing trade, both import and export, hemp being its chief product. Pop. about 20,000. (2) Town in Iloilo, Pánay, Philippines, 18 miles N. W. of Iloilo. Pop. 9,700.
MAASTRICHT. See MAESTRICHT.