Amélie Linz
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Amélie Linz was a German
author, born at Bamberg
. She married an officer of engineers and four years after his death (1870) settled in Munich
. Her literary work, largely under the influence of Paul Heyse
, published under the name Amélie Godin, includes the novels Eine Katastrophe (1862), Frauenliebe und Leben.. (1874), Gräfin Lenore (1882), Freudvoll und Leidvoll (1883), Fahre wohl (1886), Mutter und Sohn (1897), and Dora Reval (1901). She wrote collections of fairy tale
s, such as Märchen von einer Mutter erdacht (fourth edition, 1860, Slavische Märchen (1879), Polnische Volksmärchen (1880), Grosses Märchenbuch (fourth edition, 1886), Märchenkranz, and others.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
author, born at Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
. She married an officer of engineers and four years after his death (1870) settled in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Her literary work, largely under the influence of Paul Heyse
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse was a distinguished German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas...
, published under the name Amélie Godin, includes the novels Eine Katastrophe (1862), Frauenliebe und Leben.. (1874), Gräfin Lenore (1882), Freudvoll und Leidvoll (1883), Fahre wohl (1886), Mutter und Sohn (1897), and Dora Reval (1901). She wrote collections of fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s, such as Märchen von einer Mutter erdacht (fourth edition, 1860, Slavische Märchen (1879), Polnische Volksmärchen (1880), Grosses Märchenbuch (fourth edition, 1886), Märchenkranz, and others.