Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.

Her first publicized work was the drama Maria Stuart in Scotland (German: Maria Stuart in Schottland) which Philipp Eduard Devrient produced at the Karlsruhe theatre in 1860. Berlin: Paetel 1901 (containing Der Vorzugsschüler Maslans Frau Fräulein Susannens Weihnachtsabend Uneröffnet zu verbrennen Die Reisegefährten Die Spitzin In letzter Stunde Ein Original Die Visite)
Agave. After these limited successes in the field of drama Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach turned to narrative.

Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Czech: Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová German: Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; September 13 1830 – March 12 1916) was an Austrian writer.