Christine
Christine, a glorious novel by the incomparable Elizabeth von Arnim, is well worth purchasing as a great read; or as part of any serious collector's literary collection. Consistent with all of Elizabeth Von Arnim's books, Christine's vision of the human heart and its struggle to survive on higher ground in a paradoxical world of beauty and pain soars here. Written at the entree of World War I from the point of view of a young English woman living in Germany and poised to take the world by storm as a classical musician, Christine poignantly presents the dilemma of 'the young' and 'innocent, ' who become tragically caught in the cross-hairs of war as few books can. Very few works present such a powerful protest against war itself. As seen through the eyes of "Christine," her suffering is not collateral damage, but an indictment of humanity itself. The story of Christine was no doubt particularly painful for Elizabeth von Arnim for, though she herself was able to escape to England at the outset of World War I, her daughter, Felicitas, was not as fortunate.
FictionClassics
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERReadaClassic.com
LENGTH108
LANGUAGEEN
Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley only for a novel, Christine, published in 1917. [Wikipedia]
Christine
Christine, a glorious novel by the incomparable Elizabeth von Arnim, is well worth purchasing as a great read; or as part of any serious collector's literary collection. Consistent with all of Elizabeth Von Arnim's books, Christine's vision of the human heart and its struggle to survive on higher ground in a paradoxical world of beauty and pain soars here. Written at the entree of World War I from the point of view of a young English woman living in Germany and poised to take the world by storm as a classical musician, Christine poignantly presents the dilemma of 'the young' and 'innocent, ' who become tragically caught in the cross-hairs of war as few books can. Very few works present such a powerful protest against war itself. As seen through the eyes of "Christine," her suffering is not collateral damage, but an indictment of humanity itself. The story of Christine was no doubt particularly painful for Elizabeth von Arnim for, though she herself was able to escape to England at the outset of World War I, her daughter, Felicitas, was not as fortunate.
FictionClassics
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERReadaClassic.com
LENGTH108
LANGUAGEEN
Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley only for a novel, Christine, published in 1917. [Wikipedia]
