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Marie von Bunsen
1860–1941
A sharp-eyed traveler and salon host, her books draw on a life spent moving between Berlin society and journeys far beyond it. She wrote memoirs and travel works that capture both the elegance and restlessness of her era.
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Udo in England: Eine Reiseerzählung
by Marie von Bunsen
About the author
Born in London in 1860 and raised in a prominent German family, Marie von Bunsen became known as a writer, watercolor painter, and literary salon host in Berlin. She moved in well-connected circles, but her life was not limited to drawing rooms: she also built a reputation through her independent travels and her observations of the world around her.
Her writing ranged from memoir to travel literature. She recorded journeys through Germany by foot and by boat, and she later traveled in Asia, turning those experiences into books. Her memoir The World I Used to Know, 1860–1912 is especially valued for its vivid picture of European social and court life before the First World War.
Marie von Bunsen died in 1941. Today she is remembered as a lively witness to a changing Europe—someone who combined artistic interests, social influence, and a real taste for adventure.