author
August Peters
1817–1864
A 19th-century German storyteller known by the pen name Elfried von Taura, he wrote vivid fiction rooted in Saxony and the Erzgebirge region. His life also linked him to the early German women's movement through his marriage to writer and activist Louise Otto-Peters.
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Erzgebirgische Geschichten. Erster Band
by August Peters
About the author
Born on March 4, 1817, in Taura near Chemnitz, August Peters became known as a German narrator and novelist who published under the name Elfried von Taura. He came from a modest background and later built a literary career writing stories and novels, many of them connected with Saxony and local life in the Erzgebirge.
Peters is especially remembered for regional tales and historical fiction. His work drew on places, customs, and everyday characters from central Germany, giving readers a strong sense of setting along with lively storytelling.
He was married to the writer and women's rights pioneer Louise Otto-Peters, an important figure in the early German feminist movement. August Peters died in Leipzig on July 4, 1864, at just 47 years old, but his writing remains part of the literary history of 19th-century Saxony.