Mary von Bothmer explained

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 Hippolite von Bothmer (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.^[1]

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 humor amuse the reader greatly."^[2]

Novels

• 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

• German Home Life (1876)
• The Sovereign Ladies of Europe (1899)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Author: Mary von Bothmer . 2022-09-29 . www.victorianresearch.org.
2. Book: von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin . German Home Life . 1877 . Longmans, Green . en.
3. Book: von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin . Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts: By the Countess Von Bothmer. In Three Volumes . 1870 . Tinsley Brothers, 18 Catherine St. Strand . en.
4. Book: von) . Marie Bothmer (Gräfin . A Poet Hero . Bothmer . Mary gräfin von . 1870 . Cassell, Petter, and Galpin . en.
5. Book: Bothmer, Mary gräfin von . Cruel as the grave . 1871 . en.
6. Book: von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin . Aut Caesar Aut Nihil . 1883 . Longmans, Green . en.
7. Book: von), Marie Bothmer (Gräfin . The Sovereign Ladies of Europe . 1899 . Hutchinson & Company . en.