The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-08
Two DOLLARS A YEAR.
MuhIbach.
From the New York World, Sept. 29.l


A dispatch received at late aou
this morning announces the death o
the celebrated and popular German
novelist, Louise Muhlbach, who was
born in Neubrandenburg, Mecklen
burg-StrelitZ, in 1914. was the daugh
ter of man of liberal education and
good position, who at various times
held different places OF trust under
the national municipal government.
From this parent she, at an early
age, received the rudiments of that
education which assisted in after
years in developing the talent and
natural ability which she has evinced
in her eventful and useful career.
| She early acquired thorough knowl-
edge of French, English, and Italian
in the high school of Neubranden-
burg, When she had completed her
studies she accepted a position as
| travelling companion TO a German
lady of noble birth, who had taken a
deep interest in the talented young
girl. They went to Itlav, and, on
their way, Clara Miller-that was
her name then-hecame acquainted
with Theodore Mundt, a rising young
author, who belonged to the Young
Germany" party. After two years
they were married and settled in
Berlin. When her husband was ap-
pointed Professor of Art and Science
in the Breslan University, they
removed to Breslan. Subsequently
they returned to Berlin, which has
ever since been their home. The
marriage was a very happy one.
Frau Mundt-or Louise Muhlbach,
the nom de plume under which she
wrote-became soon a famous novel
ist, and the literary celebrities of
Berlin focked to her house. She
had two daughters-Theodora, who
was some time ago an actress in
Kassel, and Theresa, who is engaged
in literary pursuits and has the land
able iambition to become a we'll
known novelist. The year 1861 was
a sad one for Louise Muhlbach. Her
husband died insane. She had nurs-
ed him with the greatest devotion,
and it was long time before she
rallied from this blow. She contin-
ued to live in Berlin, where she
bought beautiful residence, and her
literary activity only ended with her
life.
Her works cover wide range of
Il ought and feeling. The first nov
ell, "A Romance in Berlin" was pub
lished when she was but twenty-five
years old. Next year followed her
Court Stories" (Hofgeschichten). |
Justin was published in 1843, "Jo-
ham Gotzowski' in 1853. Frederick |
the Great and His Court in 1865. !
Berlin and Sansouci'' in 1854. |
Emperor Joseph and His Court in
1855, Queen Hortense" in 1865. |
'Archduke John and His Times in
1865, Napoleon and Germany" in
1868, ''The Green Elector and His
Times" Emperor Alexander and
His Court" ''Ka serburg and En-
''Mohamet Ali and His
Times" are other of her works which
are to be found in every literary in
Germany.
Her first works are different from
her later productions. In her first
novels she advanced the most uncOn-
ventional views of life. Murder and
other themes. and her imagination
painted the social corruption of the
age in glaring colors. In eva; or
A Romance in Berlin" one of her
first works, she endeavored to show
that hypocrisy and cant. in religion !
as well as in politics, were sure to
undermine all the moral foundations
of society. Her political opinions
were ultra-liberal, and in the
Last days of katherine H. and
the Daughter of an Empress she
gave some narrowing pictures of
Russian despotism. In her later
works, Frederick the Great and
His Court" Emperor Joseph and
His Court" and others, she abstained
from these revolving pictures of
society, and endeavored to give a
faithful account of the times in which
these great men lived. In instances
she visited the countries in which her
heroes had lived, and all her histori-
cal novels give evidence of wide re-
search and reading. In her home
life Louise Muhlbach has been true
woman, a faithful wife. a loving
mother. kind, charitable. generous.
Louise Muhlbach was fifty-nine |
years old. She was about the mid
die size. had full, round face. with |
a frank expression, large gray eyes,
a high forehead, and q mouth of
singular sweetness.