The following pages are a translation of Baroness Stackelberg’s book,
“Aus dem Leben Carmen Sylva’s.”
Having known “Monrepos” from my childhood, and “Segenhaus” since it
was built, it was but a labour of love to me to render this account
of “Carmen Sylva,” and the distinguished family to which Her Majesty
belongs, in English.
I have also thought that many who do not read German might be
interested thus to become acquainted with so gifted a writer, so noble
a woman.
My thanks are due to Sir Edwin Arnold for kindly translating some of
the poems, as well as to Professor Max Müller for his advice regarding
the translation of the philosophical pages.
HILDA DEICHMANN,
_née_ de BUNSEN.