Anna Eufemia Carolina Grafin von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem (1854–1941) was a German aristocratic novelist .

Early life [ edit ]

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). ^{[ citation needed ]}

Biography [ edit ]

As a child, she had singing lessons from the Dresden soprano Jenny Burde-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 [ edit ]

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

• Dagmar Maria Josepha von Adlersfeld (b. 6 August 1885); married in 1909 to Albert von Bezold (b. 8 January 1869) ^[2]

Selected works [ edit ]

• Violet (1883)
• The White Roses of Ravensberg (1896)
• The Duchess of Santa Rosa (1924)

Bibliography [ edit ]

• Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910?1933 . Berghahn Books, 2007.

References [ edit ]

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