Louise von François
Encyclopedia
Louise von François was a German writer, best known for her historical novel Die letzte Reckenburgerin (1871). She was a friend and correspondent of Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
and C. F. Meyer.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was an Austrian writer. Noted for her excellent psychological novels, she is regarded—together with Ferdinand von Saar—as one of the most important German-language writers of the latter portion of the 19th century.She was born at the castle of Dubský...
and C. F. Meyer.
Works
- Novellen, 1868
- Die letzte Reckenburgerin, 1871
- Erzählungen, 2 vols., 1871
- Frau Erdmuthens Zwillingssöhne, 2 vols., 1873
- Hellstädt, 3 vols., 1874
- Natur und Gnade, 3 vols., 1876
- Stufenjahre eines Glücklichen, 1877
- Der Katzenjunker, 1879
- Phosphorus Hollunder, 1881
- Zu Füßen des Monarchen, 1882
- Der Posten der Frau, 1882
- Das Jubiläum, 1886
- Gesammelte Werke, 5 vols., 1918
Further reading
- Burns, Barbara, The Prose Fiction of Louise von Francois (1817–1893), Frankfurt A. M.: Peter Lang, 2006
- Fox, Thomas C., Louise von François and "Die letzte Reckenburgerin." A Feminist Reading, New York: Lang, 1988