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Sophie Junghans
1845–1907
A popular German novelist of the late 19th century, she wrote fiction that helped bring her wide attention beyond Kassel. Her best-known works include Käthe and The American Girl, stories that reflect the changing lives of women in her time.
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Verflossene Stunden: Novelle
by Sophie Junghans
About the author
Born in Kassel on December 3, 1845, Sophie Junghans was a German writer and also worked as a teacher. Reliable biographical records place her death in Hildburghausen in 1907.
She published poetry and prose early in her career, but gained broader recognition with Käthe. Geschichte eines modernen Mädchens in 1876. Reference works also note that she traveled in England and Italy, and that she married Joseph Schuhmann in 1877.
Junghans is remembered as a successful 19th-century novelist whose work was read in Germany and translated for wider audiences. If you enjoy rediscovering overlooked classics, her fiction offers a vivid glimpse of modern womanhood as readers of her era imagined it.