Mary von Bothmer

Mary von Bothmer (1833^[1]–1901; 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 1833. Her father was John Young, a British merchant. In 1856, she married German diplomat Major Count Hippolyt von Bothmer [de] (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.^[2]

Written works

German Home Life

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."^[3]

Novels

Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts (1870)^[4]
A Poet Hero (1870)^[5]
Cruel as the Grave (1871)^[6]
Aut Caesar aut Nihil (1883)^[7]

Nonfiction

German Home Life (1876)^[3]
The Sovereign Ladies of Europe (1899)^[8]

References

^ So the Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der gräflichen Häuser 1942, p. 106. The year of birth is not clear. See the discussion page. Other sources say 1842. Then she would have been 14 at the date of marriage.
^ "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.

[1] So the Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der gräflichen Häuser 1942, p. 106. The year of birth is not clear. See the discussion page. Other sources say 1842. Then she would have been 14 at the date of marriage.

[2] "Author: Mary von Bothmer". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[:0-3] von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1877). German Home Life. Longmans, Green.

[4] von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1870). Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts: By the Countess Von Bothmer. In Three Volumes. Tinsley Brothers, 18 Catherine St. Strand.

[5] von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin; Bothmer, Mary gräfin von (1870). A Poet Hero. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin.

[6] Bothmer, Mary gräfin von (1871). Cruel as the grave.

[7] von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1883). Aut Caesar Aut Nihil. Longmans, Green.

[8] von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin (1899). The Sovereign Ladies of Europe. Hutchinson & Company.

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