Clara de Chatelain

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Clara de Chatelain , née Clara Du Mazet de Pontigny , (born July 31, 1807 in London , † June 30, 1876 ibid) was an English writer, composer and translator. She often wrote under pseudonyms such as Leopold Wray , Cornélie de B. , Rosalia Santa Croce and Leopoldine Ziska .

Life

Clara de Chatelain was born in London to the French M. de Pontigny and an Englishwoman. In 1826, while still living in France, she wrote an elegy on Jacques-Louis David's death. After returning to England in 1827, she wrote mostly under her pseudonym Leopold Wray , and she also wrote articles for various magazines such as Reynolds's Miscellany , London Society , The Queen , Chambers's Journal and Le Courrier de l'Europe . On April 13, 1843, she married JBF Ernest de Chatelain , with whom she often hiked through the New Forest . The couple were friends with Victor Hugo and his wife during their stay in Jersey and Guernsey.

Clara de Chatelain was a prolific writer: she translated over 400 songs for music publishers, among others. a. for Wessell , Myers and Schott ; her fairy tale books contain 140 self-written fairy tales and 50 retelling of classic fairy tales. She also wrote 16 manuals. One of her last jobs was to translate Lucia di Lammermoor's Italian libretto into English. She died sick in London and was buried in Lyndhurst on July 7, 1876. She left behind many unpublished works, including a novel The Queen of the Spa and a short story "Our New Governors".

Works (selection)

  • The Silver Swan: a fairy tale , 1847
  • Handbook of the Four Elements of Vocalization , 1850
  • Child's Own Book of Fairy Tales , 1850
  • Merry Tales for Little Folk , 1851
  • Little Folks' Books , 1857
  • The Sedan Chair; and, Sir Wilfrid's seven flights , 1866
  • Truly Noble , 1870

Web links

Wikisource: Clara de Chatelain  - in the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 10 (English)
Commons : Clara de Chatelain  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Compare the pseudonym information in the catalog of the German National Library .
personal data
SURNAME De Chatelain, Clara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Du Mazet de Pontigny, Clara (maiden name); Wray, Leopold; De B., Cornélie; Croce, Rosalia Santa; Ziska, Leopoldine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer, composer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1876
Place of death London