Amélie Linz (1824–1904) was a German author who wrote books for children and adults.

Biography

She was born at

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. She married an officer of engineers and four years after his death (1870) settled in

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. Her literary work, largely under the influence of Paul Heyse, published under the name Amélie Godin, includes the novels ''Eine Katastrophe'' (1862), ''Frauenliebe und Leben.. (1874), ''Gräfin Lenore'' (1882), Freudvoll und Leidvoll'' (1883), ''Fahre wohl'' (1886), ''Mutter und Sohn '' (1897), and ''Dora Reval'' (1901). She wrote collections of

fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful bei ...

s, such as ''Märchen von einer Mutter erdacht'' (fourth edition, 1860), ''Slavische Märchen'' (1879), ''Polnische Volksmärchen'' (1880), ''Grosses Märchenbuch'' (fourth edition, 1886), ''Märchenkranz'', and others.

References

* 1824 births 1904 deaths German children's writers German women novelists People from Bamberg German women children's writers 19th-century German novelists 19th-century German women writers {{Germany-writer-stub