Mary von Bothmer

Mary von Bothmer (1842–1901; aged 58; also known as the Countess von Bothmer) was an English-German writer and aristocrat. She published six books during her lifetime, including German Home Life (1876).

Mary von Bothmer was born in London in 1842. Her father was John young, a British merchant. In 1856, she married German diplomat Major Count Hippolite von Bothmer (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.

German Home Life
Likely Von Bothmer's most popular work, German Home Life was a collection of essays on German domestic culture originally published in Fraser's Magazine. At least three edition of German Home Life were published between 1876 and 1877. A Daily News review of the book called it" the work of a lady whose extreme frankness and satirical humor amuse the reader greatly."

Novels

 * Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts (1870)
 * A Poet Hero (1870)
 * Cruel as the Grave (1871)
 * Aut Caesar aut Nihil (1883)

Nonfiction

 * German Home Life (1876)
 * The Sovereign Ladies of Europe (1899)