Author
Ida von Hahn-Hahn is documented in Fuller’s letters and published essays (1841–1850). 3 distinct works are named, most often in The Countess Faustina . . ., and the most intensive engagement recorded is “translated”.
Reprints, Memoirs passages, and repeat notes within a single manuscript are shown but never counted twice. Evidence for this author is selective, not exhaustive. Methodology →
“Of all the Saloon-writers, among whom Stereberg and the Countess Ida Hahnhahn hold now the first rank, there are none who can vie with those of the democratic tendency”
This page brings together documented engagements currently identified within the Fuller Reading Worlds catalog.
Selected passages from Fuller’s own writings, in chronological order.
“Have you read Faustina? 1 If not do. I can buy you here other interesting novels by the Countess Hahn Hahn in German, if you wish.”
Fuller, Margaret. The Letters of Margaret Fuller. Edited by Robert N. Hudspeth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
“Of all the Saloon-writers, among whom Stereberg and the Countess Ida Hahnhahn hold now the first rank, there are none who can vie with those of the democratic tendency”
Fuller, Margaret. "Correspondence of the Schnellpost." New-York Daily Tribune, 27 January 1845. · 27 January 1845
“THE COUNTESS FAUSTINA. By IDA, Countess Hahn-Hahn. Translated from the German. New-York: E. Winchester, New World Press. 1845.”
“This is the first of a series to be translated from the original of the Countess Hahn-Hahn, if they find acceptance among us.”
“But the chief value of the book is in an excellent picture of a woman. Faustina is woman, painted as only one of her own sex could paint her.”
Fuller, Margaret. "The Countess Faustina . . ." New-York Daily Tribune, 12 March 1845.
“Is Countess Hahn Hahn in Germany now? Did you know that Browning is acquainted with her?”
Fuller, Margaret. The Letters of Margaret Fuller. Edited by Robert N. Hudspeth. Vol. VI. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988.
Hudspeth identified her as a prominent German novelist known for the Aus der Gesellschaft series (1835–46) and other socially critical novels of aristocratic life.
Undated
Pieces with no legible date. They are part of the record but cannot be placed on the lifeline.
“Have you read Faustina? If not do.”
Hudspeth identified Ida, Gräfin von Hahn-Hahn, published Gräfin Faustine in 1840–41; the novel deals with female emancipation and freedom of feeling, themes central to Fuller's intellectual circle.
“I can buy you here other interesting novels by the Countess Hahn Hahn in German, if you wish.”
Inferred Fuller offers to buy Sturgis "other interesting novels by the Countess Hahn Hahn in German" without naming specific titles, implying she has read additional works beyond Faustine.
Fuller, Margaret. The Letters of Margaret Fuller. Edited by Robert N. Hudspeth. Vol. VI. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988.