Mary von Bothmer
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Mary von Bothmer (1842–1901; aged 58; also known as the Countess von Bothmer) was an English-German writer and aristocrat. She published six books during her lifetime, including German Home Life (1876).
Mary von Bothmer was born in London in 1842. Her father was John Young, a British merchant. In 1856, she married German diplomat Major Count Hippolyt von Bothmer (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.[1]
Written works
[edit]German Home Life
[edit]Likely Von Bothmer's most popular work, German Home Life was a collection of essays on German domestic culture originally published in Fraser's Magazine. At least three edition of German Home Life were published between 1876 and 1877. A Daily News review of the book called it" the work of a lady whose extreme frankness and satirical humour amuse the reader greatly."[2]
Novels
[edit]- Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts (1870)[3]
- A Poet Hero (1870)[4]
- Cruel as the Grave (1871)[5]
- Aut Caesar aut Nihil (1883)[6]
Nonfiction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Author: Mary von Bothmer". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ a b von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1877). German Home Life. Longmans, Green.
- ^ von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1870). Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts: By the Countess Von Bothmer. In Three Volumes. Tinsley Brothers, 18 Catherine St. Strand.
- ^ von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin; Bothmer, Mary gräfin von (1870). A Poet Hero. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin.
- ^ Bothmer, Mary gräfin von (1871). Cruel as the grave.
- ^ von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1883). Aut Caesar Aut Nihil. Longmans, Green.
- ^ von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1899). The Sovereign Ladies of Europe. Hutchinson & Company.