Eugenia
Marlitt es la autora alemana que vemos estos días de calor
en Salta. Aparte de consultar en wikipedia me baso en “La casa Schilling”, un libro viejo y polvoriento que por algún
milagro de no sé quién todavía conservo en mi no tan moderna biblioteca.
E. Marlitt is the pseudonym of Eugenie John (December 5, 1825 –
1887), a popular German novelist.
Biography
She was born at
Arnstadt. Her father was a portrait painter; her patroness was the Princess of
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, who adopted her in 1841 and sent her to Vienna to
study music for three years on account of her fine voice.
She became deaf,
and returned to Sondershausen, living for 11 years at court as a companion to
her patroness. Her correspondents were struck with her attractive style, and
encouraged her to write novels. For this purpose, she returned to Arnstadt in
1863, and there began her career as a novelist.
Works
Her novels were
made available in English translations, among others, by Annis Lee Wister of
Philadelphia.
The Old
Mamselle's Secret (1868)
Gold Else (1868)
The Countess
Gisela (1860)
The Little
Moorland Princess (1873)
The Second Wife (1874)