Christine (Cholmondeley novel)

Christine
AuthorAlice Cholmondeley
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Publication placeBritish

Christine is a 1917 novel written by Elizabeth von Arnim using the pen-name Alice Cholmondeley. It is the only novel von Arnim wrote under that name. It is written in the style of a compilation of letters from Christine, an English girl studying in Germany, to her mother in Britain. It covers the period of May–August 1914. In the letters Christine is a witness to the mood in Germany leading up World War I. The book was initially marketed as non-fiction.[1]

Two of von Arnim's daughters, Beatrix and Felicitas, were living in Germany during World War I. Felicitas died in Bremen in 1916, aged 16. She died of pneumonia, as does the character Christine in the novel.[1]

  1. ^ a b Juliane Roemhild, (30 May 1916) Elizabeth von Armin Society. 2016 Centenary Note: Two Wartime Tragedies. Retrieved 23 July 2020.