Margarete Lenk

Born in Leipzig in 1841 and later dying in Dresden in 1917, Margarete Lenk was a German writer known especially for fiction for children and young people. Reference works identify her as both a novelist and a children's author, and she also published under the form "Marg. Lenk."

Biographical sources note that she spent many years in the United States after her marriage, and that those experiences shaped some of her writing. Her memoir-like book Fünfzehn Jahre in Amerika and other works about German settlers in North America show that transatlantic part of her life clearly.

Later, she became known for numerous stories for younger readers, including historical narratives marked by strong religious feeling. Her fiction often returned to periods such as the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, giving her books a mix of adventure, history, and moral seriousness.