Editorial Note
We now know that “Elizabeth and Her German Garden” was written by Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941). Born Mary Annette Beauchamp in Australia, she grew up in England and married a German, Count Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin. After the couple moved to his country estate she began writing children’s books. Many of her early books were published “By the Author of ‘Elizabeth and Her German Garden’,” and later she published as simply “Elizabeth.”