Timeline
Lifetime:
1825 -
1887
Passed: ≈
137 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Eugenie Marlitt
Books by Eugenie Marlitt
Frau mit den Karfunkelsteinen
Romance
Fiction
19th century
Love
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Inheritance
Domestic Fiction
Romanticism
Social Class
Ghost Story
German Literature
Manor
Family secrets
In the Lamprecht family's grand manor, whispers of a deceased ancestor's restless spirit circulate among the servants. Beneath the façade of affluence, hidden secrets fester. Margarete, a spirited young woman nicknamed 'the wild bee,' finds herself n...
Geheimnis der alten Mamsell
Romance
Fiction
Drama
Novel
Family
19th century
Love
Bildungsroman
Oppression
Education
Society
Childhood
Germany
Secret
German Literature
Christian
Orphan
Social Critique
Bigotry
In 'Geheimnis der alten Mamsell,' a young orphan named Felicitas, known as 'Fee,' is taken in by the wealthy Hellwig family, but faces prejudice and mistreatment from the cold and judgmental Frau Hellwig. Denied education and affection, Fee finds sol...