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Elizabeth von Arnim
AuthorBooks · Second hand1866-1941
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel Prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family.
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About Elizabeth von Arnim
Birth
1866
Death
1941
First book
1889
Years writing
137
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel Prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family.
Born in Sydney, this prolific author wrote a total of 39 works throughout her life.
Her first book introduced her to the world under the pseudonym Elizabeth, a name she eventually adopted even among her family.
After marrying a German aristocrat, her early novels were set in Germany, where she lived for many years.
She had a three-year affair with the famous writer H. G. Wells after being widowed by her first husband.
She was a cousin of the renowned writer Katherine Mansfield and later married the brother of Bertrand Russell.
