Luise Mühlbach was the pen name of Clara Mundt (née Clara Maria Regina Müller; January 2, 1814,

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– September 26, 1873, Berlin), a German writer best known for her works of

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...

, which enjoyed a wide, though short-lived popularity. ''Frederick the Great and His Court'' () and many of her other novels have been translated into English. She was born to Friedrich Andreas Müller and Friederika Müller (née Strübing) in

Works

Her historical fiction includes: *''Andreas Hofer'' *''Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends'' *''A Conspiracy of the Carbonari'' *''The Daughter of an Empress'' *''Empress Josephine'' *''Frederick the Great and His Court'' *''Frederick the Great and His Family'' *''Goethe & Schiller'', (English edition, 1902, P.F. Collier & Son) *''Henry VIII and His Court'' *''Joseph II and His Court'' *''Louisa of Prussia and Her Times'' *''Marie Antoinette and Her Son'' *''The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel'' *''Mohammed Ali and His House'' *''Napoleon and Blücher; or Napoleon in Germany'' *''Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia'' *''Old Fritz and the New Era'' *''Prince Eugene and His Times'' *''Queen Hortense: A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era'' *''The Reign of the Great Elector'' *''The Youth of the Great Elector'' *''Franz Rákóczy''

Family

She was married to the critic and novelist

Theodor Mundt 200px, Theodor Mundt Theodor Mundt (September 19, 1808 – November 30, 1861) was a German critic and novelist. He was a member of the Young Germany group of German writers. Biography Born at Potsdam, Mundt studied philology and philosophy at Be ...

Notes

Cayzer, Herlinde (2007). Feminist Awakening: Ida von Hahn-Hahn’s “Gräfin Faustine” and Luise Mühlbach’s “Aphra Behn”. Univ. Diss. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane. (Digitalisat: PDF; 2,1 MB)

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* * * * 1814 births 1873 deaths People from Neubrandenburg German women novelists German historical novelists 19th-century German women writers 19th-century German novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the early modern period 19th-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers Writers from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania {{Germany-novelist-stub