Quick Facts About Elizabeth von Arnim
- Born
- August 31, 1866
- Died
- February 9, 1941
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Profession
- Writer
- Notable works
- The Enchanted April
- Known for
- Vera, Christine, Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Princess Priscilla's Fortnight, The Enchanted April
- Spouse
- Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin
About Elizabeth von Arnim
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel Prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family.
