Mary von Bothmer
# Mary von Bothmer

Mary von Bothmer (1842–1901; aged 58; also known as the Countess von Bothmer) was an English-German writer and aristocrat. She published six books during her lifetime, including German Home Life (1876).

Mary von Bothmer was born in London in 1842. Her father was John young, a British merchant. In 1856, she married German diplomat Major Count Hippolite von Bothmer (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.

## Written works

### German Home Life

Likely Von Bothmer's most popular work, German Home Life was a collection of essays on German domestic culture originally published in Fraser's Magazine. At least three edition of German Home Life were published between 1876 and 1877. A Daily News review of the book called it" the work of a lady whose extreme frankness and satirical humor amuse the reader greatly."

### Novels

* Strong Hands and Steadfast Hearts (1870)
* A Poet Hero (1870)
* Cruel as the Grave (1871)
* Aut Caesar aut Nihil (1883)

### Nonfiction

* German Home Life (1876)
* The Sovereign Ladies of Europe (1899)
