Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem explained

Anna Eufemia Carolina Gräfin von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem (18 August 1854 - 26 April 1941) was a German aristocratic novelist.

Early life

She was born in Ratibor, Upper Silesia, as the daughter of Count Alexander von Ballestrem (1806-1881) and his wife, Mathilde von Hertell (1818-1900).

Biography

As a child, she had singing lessons from the Dresden soprano Jenny Bürde-Ney, and herself developed 'a beautiful soprano voice of rare proportions'. [1] She later settled in Munich. She was one of the few German female writers of the 19th century who did not use a pseudonym.

Personal life

She married Joseph Fritz von Adlersfeld. They had one daughter:

Selected works

Short Story Collections

Crime and Romance Novels

Detective Windmiller Series

  1. 1906 Djavahir
  2. 1906 Lucifers Träne (Lucifer's Tear)
  3. 1907 Diplomaten. Ein Roman in 45 Stunden (Diplomats. A novel in 45 hours)
  4. 1912 Weiße Tauben (White Doves)
  5. 1914 Das wogende Licht (The surging light)
  6. 1916 Wenn der Teufel kutschiert (When the devil drives)
  7. 1919 Die Fliege im Bernstein (The fly in amber)
  8. 1920 Die Erbin von Lohberg (The heiress of Lohberg)
  9. 1921 Die Wahrheit über Donna Centa (The truth about Donna Centa)
  10. 1921 Windmüllergeschichten (Windmiller stories):
    1. Der Mann im Spiegel (The Man in the Mirror)
    2. Der große Kurfürst (The Great Elector)
    3. Junges Blut (Young Blood)
    4. Schoschnonüfoffofelnonasose
    5. Der kleine Finger (The Little Finger)
    6. Der Fall der keiner war (The Case That Wasn't One)
    7. Roccadiana
  11. 1926 Das Rosazimmer. Venetianischer Roman (The Pink Room. Venetian)
  12. 1929 Mit veilchenblauer Seide. Der linken Katzenauges und der Dame im blauen Kleid (With violet-blue silk. The left cat's eye and the lady in the blue dress)
  13. 1931 Povera Farfalla (Armer Schmetterling) (Poor Butterfly)
  14. 1933 Über Nacht (Overnight)
  15. 1936 Das Zünglein an der Waage (The deciding factor)

Fantasy

Short Story Collections

Novels

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brümmer . Franz . Lexikon der deutschen Dichter und Prosaisten vom Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zur Gegenwart . 1913 . Reclam . Leipzig . 3 . German.
  2. Web site: Dagmar von Bezold, née Fritz von Adlersfeld .