From Memory's Shrine: The Reminscences of Carmen Sylva

Carmen Sylva was the nom de plume of the distinguished Queen Elisabeth of Romania, born Princess Elisabeth of Wied in 1843. A prolific writer and poet, she adopted her pen name, which means 'the forest song' in Latin, inspired by the romance of the sylvan landscapes that surrounded her in her youth. Sylva was not just an author but an influential cultural icon of her time, noteworthy for her signi...