Aloisia Kirschner (17 June 1854 – 10 February 1934) was an

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, born in

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and favorably known under her pseudonym Ossip Schubin, which she borrowed from the novel ''Helena'' by

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. Brought up on her parents' estate at

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, she afterward spent several winters in

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, and

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, receiving there, undoubtedly, many inspirations for her clever descriptions of artistic

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and international fashionable society, which were her favorite themes. An uncommonly keen observer, her great gift for striking characterization, frequently seasoned with

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, is especially apparent in her delineations of the military and artistic circles in

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. She died in 1934 at ,

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Works

Her works are of unequal quality, the earlier being the best. The more important of her novels and stories include: * ''Ehre'' (1882; seventh edition, 1893) * ''Die Geschichte eines Genies: Die Galbrizzi'' (1884) * ''Unter uns'' (1884; fourth edition, 1892) * ''Gloria Victis'' (1885; third edition, 1892) * ''Erlachof'' (1887) * ''Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht'' (fourth edition, 1901) * ''Asbeïn, aus dem Leben eines Virtuosen'' (1888; fourth edition, 1901), and its sequel, ''Boris Lensky'' (1889; third edition, 1897), probably her most meritorious work * ''Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1889) * ''O du mein Oesterreich!'' (1890; third edition, 1897) * ''Finis Poloniœ'' (1893) * ''Toter Frühling'' (1893) * ''Gebrochene Flügel'' (1894) * ''Die Heimkehr'' (1897) * ''Slawische Liebe'' (1900) * ''Marska'' (1902) * ''Refugium peccatorum'' (1903) * ''Der Gnadenschuss'' (1905) * ''Der arme Nicki'' (1906) * ''Primavera'' (1908) * ''Miserere nobis'' (1910)

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