The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Böhlau, Helene

BÖHLAU, bė'low, Helene, German novelist: b. Weimar, 22 Nov. 1859. She traveled much in the East, married Omar al-Raschid Bey at Constantinople and settled down in Munich. In 1888 her pictures of Weimar (Ratsmädelgeschichten) brought her a large measure of fame. She shows now and then a leaning toward the Romantic school, but on the whole her high power of description is realistic and her writings are imbued with passion. Among her works are &lsquo;Novellen&rsquo; (1882); &lsquo;Es hat nicht Sein Sollen&rsquo; (1891); &lsquo;Das Recht der Mutter&rsquo; (1896; new ed., 1903); &lsquo;Neue Ratsmädel- und Weimarische Geschichten&rsquo; (1897); &lsquo;Halbtier&rsquo; (1899); &lsquo;Sommerbuch&rsquo; (1902); &lsquo;Die Kristallkugel&rsquo; (1903); &lsquo;Isebies&rsquo; (1911).