Luise Mühlbach was the pen name of Clara Mundt (née Clara Maria Regina Müller; January 2, 1814, Neubrandenburg – September 26, 1873, Berlin), a German writer best known for her works of historical fiction, which enjoyed a wide, though short-lived popularity. Frederick the Great and His Court (German: Friedrich der Grosse und sein Hof) and many of her other novels have been translated into English.
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She was born to Friedrich Andreas Müller and Friederika Müller (née Strübing) in Neubrandenburg.
Works
editHer historical fiction includes:
- Andreas Hofer
- Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends
- A Conspiracy of the Carbonari
- The Daughter of an Empress
- Empress Josephine
- Frederick the Great and His Court
- Frederick the Great and His Family
- Goethe & Schiller, (English edition, 1902, P.F. Collier & Son)
- Henry VIII and His Court
- Joseph II and His Court
- Louisa of Prussia and Her Times
- Marie Antoinette and Her Son
- The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel
- Mohammed Ali and His House
- Napoleon and Blücher; or Napoleon in Germany
- Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
- Old Fritz and the New Era
- Prince Eugene and His Times
- Queen Hortense: A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era
- The Reign of the Great Elector
- The Youth of the Great Elector
- Franz Rákóczy
Family
editShe was married to the critic and novelist Theodor Mundt.
Notes
editThis article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (July 2013) |
Cayzer, Herlinde (2007). Feminist Awakening: Ida von Hahn-Hahn’s “Gräfin Faustine” and Luise Mühlbach’s “Aphra Behn”. Univ. Diss. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane. (Digitalisat: PDF; 2,1 MB)
References
edit- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
edit- Works by Luise Mühlbach at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Luise Mühlbach at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about Luise Mühlbach at Internet Archive
- Works by or about Klara Mundt at Internet Archive