THE SECOND WIFE, 1887, E. MARLITT

Description: Burgundy cloth-covered binding has some edge wear. The hand-sewn binding is secure, but the title page is partially loosened. Clean, unmarked text block. Back hinge is cracked. Free shipping within the continental United States. E. Marlitt is the pseudonym of Friederieke Henriette Christiane Eugenie John (1825 – 1887), a popular German novelist of the 19th century.She was born in Arnstadt. Her father was a portrait painter; her patroness was the Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, who adopted her in 1841 and sent her to Vienna to study music for three years on account of her fine voice.She became deaf, and returned to Sondershausen, living at court as a companion to her patroness for eleven years. Her correspondents were struck with her attractive style, and encouraged her to write novels. For this purpose, she returned to Arnstadt in 1863, and there began her career as a novelist

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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Binding: Hardcover

Place of Publication: New York

Modification Description: Prior owner's name and date on front free endpaper.

Language: English

Special Attributes: HAND-SEWN BINDING, The Home Library Edition

Author: E. Marlitt

Publisher: A.L. Burt

Topic: Literature

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Subject: Literature & Fiction

Modified Item: Yes

Year Printed: 1887