Mite Kremnitz

Mite Kremnitz (4 January 1852, Greifswald – 18 July 1916 in Berlin), born Marie von Bardeleben (pen names George Allan, Ditto and Idem), was a German writer.

Biography Kremnitz was the daughter of the famous surgeon Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben. She grew up in Greifswald, London, and, beginning in 1868, Berlin. Later she married the doctor Wilhelm Kremnitz and moved with him to Bucharest in 1875. The couple had two children.

In Romania, Marie became good friends with Queen Elisabeth, who wrote poems, novels, and short stories under the nom de plume Carmen Sylva, and in 1881 she was appointed her maid of honor. They published several novels and a drama in collaboration, Marie signing with the pseudonym Ditto and Idem. In 1890, she changed it to Mite Kremnitz.

After her husband's death in 1897, Kremnitz returned to Berlin. She died on 18 July 1916, aged 64.

Works Rumänische Dichtungen ("Romanian Poems"), 1881 Fluch der Liebe ("The Curse of Love"), short stories, 1881 Neue rumänische Skizzen ("New Romanian Sketches"), 1881 Rumänische Märchen ("Romanian Fairy-Tales"), 1882 Aus der rumänischen Gesellschaft ("From The Romanian Society"), two novels, 1882 Ein Fürstenkind ("A Princely Child"), a novel, 1883 Rumäniens Anteil am Kriege 1877-78 ("Romania's Participation in The War of 1877-78"), 1887 as Ditto and Idem: Anna Boleyn, historic drama, 1886 (together with Carmen Sylva) as Ditto and Idem: Astra, an epistolary novel, 1886 (together with Carmen Sylva) as Ditto and Idem: Feldpost ("The Postal Service"), an epistolary novel, 1886 (together with Carmen Sylva) as Ditto and Idem: Rache und andere Novellen ("The Revenge and Other Short Stories"), 1888 (together with Carmen Sylva) as Ditto and Idem: In der Irre ("Astray"), short stories, 1887 (together with Carmen Sylva) Ausgewanderte ("Emigrated"), a novel, 1890 Elina. Zwischen Kirche und Pastorat ("Elina. Between the Church and the Pastorate"), two short stories, 1894 Sein Brief ("His Letter"), short stories, 1896 Herr Baby. Eine Kindergeschichte ("Mr. Baby. A Child Story"), 1901 Mann und Weib ("Man and Woman"), short stories, 1902 Am Hofe der Ragusa ("At the Ragusa Court"), a novel, 1902 Fatum ("Fate"), stories, 1903 König Karol von Rumänien. Ein Lebensbild ("King Carol of Romania. A Biography"), 1903 Carmen Sylva, a biography, 1903 Maria, Fürstin Mutter zu Wied, Prinzessin zu Nassau. Lebensbild ("Maria, Princess-Mother of Wied, Princess of Nassau. A Biography"), 1904 Mutterrecht ("Matriarchy"), short stories, 1906 Eine Hilflose ("A Helpless Woman"), a novel, 1906 Was die Welt schuldig nennt ("What The World Calls Guilty"), 1907 Der rote Streif. Eine Liebesgeschichte ("The Red Stripe. A Love Story"), 1908 Ist das - das Leben? ("Is This The Life?"), Roman, 1909 Die Getäuschten ("The Deceived"), Roman, 1909 Laut Testament ("According To The Will"), Roman, 1911 Das Geheimnis der Weiche ("The Secret of The Gate"), stories, 1913