Dorothea Gerard

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Dorothea Mary Stanislaus Gerard de Rochsoles , married Longard de Longgarde ( 1855 in Glasgow - 29 September 1915 in Vienna ) was a Scottish writer who lived in Austria-Hungary .

Life

Dorothea Gerard was born in Glasgow as the fifth of seven children to Archibald Gerard and Euphemia, born Robison. Her older sister Emily Gerard also became a writer.

She began to write at an early age, at times she and her sister delivered a story every week. She spent most of her childhood in Austria . She was brought up with her younger sisters at the Sacré Coeur in Graz . After the mother's death - Dorothea was 15 years old - her sister Emily took over custody. She was married to the military Miecislaus de Laszowski, who was repeatedly stationed in different places. This led to the two sisters traveling extensively.

From 1877 the two sisters began to write novels, the three-volume work Reata being published first. Three more jointly written novels followed.

On April 12, 1887, Dorothea married a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army , Julius Longard, in Marburg / Maribor . In 1894 her husband was given the title "Longard von Longgarde". They had a daughter together, Dorothée Stanislaw Julia (born July 29, 1888 in Vienna, married to Paulus von Ferro, died May 22, 1943 in Dubrovnik ). Since they got married, she has enjoyed success writing her own entertainment novels, including Recha ,   Etelka's Vow and A Queen of Curds and Cream . She died in Vienna after a long illness and was buried in the family crypt at the Vienna Central Cemetery.

Works

Works written as "ED Gerard" with her sister

  • Reata; or What's in a Name , Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1880.
  • Beggar My Neighbor , Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882.
  • The Waters of Hercules , Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1885.
  • A Sensitive Plant , 1891.

Independent works

  • To Arranged Marriage
  • Lot 13
  • Orthodox
  • A Queen of Curds and Cream
  • Miss Providence
  • Beggar, my neighbor.
  • Lady baby. A novel. Leipzig: Tauchnitz undated
  • Recha. Edinburgh, London: Blackwood 1890.
  • On the Way Through and Other Tales. London 1892.
  • Etelka's Vow. A novel. London 1892.
  • The Rich Miss Riddell. Edinburgh: Blackwood 1894.
  • The Wrong Man. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1896.
  • A spotless reputation. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1897.
  • The Impediment. A novel. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898.
  • A Forgotten Sin. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1898.
  • Things That Have Happened. London 1899.
  • One year. Edinburgh: Blackwood 1899.
  • The Conquest of London. New York: Buckles 1900.
  • The Supreme Crime. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1901
  • The Blood Tax. A study in militarism. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1902.
  • Holy Matrimony. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1902, London Methuen 1902
  • The Eternal Woman. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1903.
  • The Three Essentials. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1905.
  • Sawdust. A Romance of the Timberlands. Philadelphia, Chicago: Winston 1905.
  • The Improbable Idyl. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1905.
  • A glorious lie. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1905.
  • The Tree Essentials. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1905
  • The House of Riddles. London: Hutchinson 1906.
  • The Compromise. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1906. (2 volumes)
  • Itinerant Daughters. London: John Long 1907.
  • The Red-Hot Crown. A Semi-Historical Romance . London: John Long 1909.
  • The Grass Widow. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1910 (also London: John Long 1910 and 1914)
  • The City of Enticement. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1912.
  • The Unworthy Pact. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1913
  • Exotic Martha. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1913 .
  • The Inevitable Marriage. London: John Long 1915.
  • Passion and Faith. London: S. Paul 1915.

German

  • Loot the neighbor. Roman Cologne: Bachem o. J. ( Beggar my neighbor )
  • A forgotten sin. Stuttgart: Engelhorn 1900
  • The blood tax. Leipzig: Schmidt & Günther 1904.
  • Restitution. Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1908.
  • K. u. K. officers. Serious and cheerful things from the time before the world war. Braunschweig, Hamburg: Westermann 1916 (posthumous)

literature

  • Eva Maria Mandl: "The world war broke her heart." Dorothea Gerard, Böcklinstrasse 53 (and 86?), Approx. 1912–1915 , online .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ANNO, Neue Freie Presse, 1915-10-01, page 9. Accessed on January 9, 2019 .
  2. ^ ANNO, Marburger Zeitung, 1887-04-13, page 4. Accessed on January 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ ANNO, Die Presse, 1894-01-25, page 15. Retrieved on January 9, 2019 .
  4. ↑ ANNO, Neue Freie Presse, 1915-10-01, page 9. Accessed on January 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Baptismal Book - 01-16 | 04., St. Elisabeth | Vienna, rk. Archdiocese (eastern Lower Austria and Vienna) | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Reata; or What's in a Name Vol. 1 (1880) William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London
  7. ↑ Reata; or What's in a Name Vol. 2 (1880) William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London
  8. ↑ Reata; or What's in a Name Vol. 3 (1880) William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London
  9. ↑ Beggar My Neighbor Vol. 1 (1882) Blackwood
  10. ^ Beggar My Neighbor Vol. 2 (1882) Blackwood
  11. ↑ Beggar My Neighbor Vol. 3 (1882) Blackwood
  12. ^ The Waters of Hercules (1885) Blackwood
  13. ^ New York Public Library: The Impediment: A Novel . D. Appleton and Co., 1898 ( archive.org [accessed January 9, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Gerard, Dorothea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gerard, Dorothea Mary Stanislaus de Rochsoles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-Austrian author
DATE OF BIRTH 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1915
Place of death Vienna