Biographical Notice of the Author.
M. M. translation
The author of the romance of Akbar, Dr. P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer, was the son of the Professor of Greek at Groningen. He was born at Liege in 1832, and was a Doctor of Law, residing chiefly at the Hague, and devoting himself to eastern and other studies. He held an appointment in the office of the Royal Archives, and was for a short time a member of the States General for the district of Trenthe.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · “Het Ramayana,” Gids, 1863.Note 2 · “Javas Hervormers: een Historische Schets,” 1866.Note 3 · “De Avantoren van een Indisch Edelman,” Gids, 1867. “Het Boek der Koningen: eene proeve van Indische Geschiedenis,” Gids, No. 6, 1867. “VedaNote 4 · “Oostersch Atheisme,” Gids, 1868. “Eene Schoonheidskuur,” Gids, No. 8, 1868.Note 5 · “De Maan der Kennis,” Theologisch-Metaphysisch Drama, Gids, No. 70, 1869.Note 6 · “Poesie der Woestijn,” Gids, No. 21, 1870. “De Kabbala,” Gids, No. 7, 1870.Note 7 · “De Wijze van het Hemelsch Rijk en zijne school.”Note 8 · An obituary notice of Dr. van Limburg-Brouwer (“Ter Nagedachtenis van Mr. P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer”) was written by Dr. H. Kern, the ProNote 9 · With reference to his eastern studies, we find them bearing fruit in the periodical literature of Holland during the last ten years of his lNote 10 · Akbar is the work on which Van Limburg-Brouwer’s literary fame will mainly rest. It was only published in 1872, the year before the author’s