![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The couple moved to Berlin and later to the Count’s rundown estate in Pomerania. Her interest in him was tepid, but was eventually worn down by his persistence.Īfter their marriage in 1891 she became the Countess von Arnim. On a trip to Italy with her father in 1889 at age 23, she met the Prussian nobleman Count Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin. A rather shy child in the midst of a brood of siblings, she early on became an avid reader, and also showed precocious musical ability. When she was young, her parents moved their family to London, and it was there and in Switzerland that she enjoyed a privileged upbringing and education. A prolific writer, she was best known for The Enchanted Apriland Elizabeth and her German Garden, though the psychological thriller Verais arguably considered her masterwork. Elizabeth von Arnim (Aug– February 9, 1941) was born Mary Annette Beauchamp in Sydney, Australia. ![]()
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