Background
DIEHL, Alice Mangold was born in Aveley. Daughter of Carl Mangoldt, of Darmstadt (of von Mangoldt family). Granddaughter of Doctor Charles Lewis Vidal, ot Jamaica and Aveley.
DIEHL, Alice Mangold was born in Aveley. Daughter of Carl Mangoldt, of Darmstadt (of von Mangoldt family). Granddaughter of Doctor Charles Lewis Vidal, ot Jamaica and Aveley.
English, classics, languages by private tutors in London. Studied music professionally with father, and afterwards with Adolphe Henselt in his Silesian Castle Appeared in Paris as pianiste,1861, occasioning Berlioz’ well-known mots “ Si elle ne s’approchait pas, e’est le piano qui marcherait vers elle,” and “e’est plus qu une musicienne, e’est la mModie ”. Appeared in London shortly after, playing in public at intervals until 1872, when critical articles and papers being successful, published short stories also.
In 1881 published The Story of Philosophy, and later, Musical Memories.
Also in 1907 her autobiography, entitled The True Story of my Life. Lite of Beethoven, 1908.
Many novels have appeared since The Garden of Eden in 1882, among them A Woman’s Love-story, A Woman’s Cross, Passion’s Puppets, The Temptation of Anthony, Fire, Doctor.
Pauli’s Theory, Elsie’s Art Life, Griselda, Bread upon the Waters, An Actor’s Love-story. A Born Genius, et cetera Writer, journalist, novelist, musician.
Spouse 1863, Louis Diehl (daughter 1910), composer.