Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther

Elizabeth Von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp on August 31, 1866, in Sydney, Australia, was a prolific British novelist, known for her wit and keen observation of character and society. She married Count Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin in 1891, occasionally writing under the countess title or as simply Elizabeth. Von Arnim's literary career was sparked by the success of her semi-autobiogr...