Gisela von Arnim (also Giesela; August 30, 1827 in Berlin – April 4, 1889 in Florence) was a German writer, mainly of fairy tales. Biography Gisela was the youngest child of Achim and Bettina von Arnim. She was not formally educated, being taught only by her sisters. In her youth she read fairy tales and Romantic poetry, especially the works of Wilhelm Hauff, and began to write fairy tales herself. With her sisters she started the "Kaffeter circle", first a group for young women and later a full literary salon also including men (honorary members included Hans Christian Andersen and Emmanuel Geibel). In 1859, she married the Germanist and art historian Herman Grimm, a son of Wilhelm Grimm. Works Das Leben der Hochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (with Bettina von Arnim) Mondkönigs Tochter Aus den Papieren eines Spatzen Das Licht Die gelbe Haube Dramatische Werke (collection) References 1827 births 1889 deaths German people of Italian descent Gisela 19th-century German women writers 19th-century German writers German salon-holders