Arnim, Elizabeth Mary, Countess von Arnim (1866–1941)

English writer, born in Sydney, Australia; a cousin of New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield. She became widely known for the lively wit of her writing.

Her first book, Elizabeth and her German Garden (1898), contained amusing sketches of her domestic life. Later novels include The Enchanted April (1922), Introduction to Sally (1926), The Jasmine Farm (1934), and Mr Skeffington (1940).

She also wrote The Solitary Summer (1899) and The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen (1904). All the Dogs of My Life (1936) is an autobiography.