Charlotte Remfry facts for kids

Carlota Remfry

Carlota Remfry (born Charlotte Elizabeth Frederica Remfry Koesler, 1869–1957) was a Spanish writer. She was born and died in Linares, a town in Jaén Province in Spain. Carlota was the last person of English family background to be buried in the English Cemetery of Linares. She married Thomas Kidd Curry in 1946. Today, an official language school in Linares is named "Carlota Remfry" in her honor. This was decided by the Regional Government of Andalusia in 2007.

Carlota Remfry's Writing and Translations

Carlota Remfry's tomb at the English Cemetery in Linares

Carlota Remfry wrote several books. Her most famous works include Linarejos y otros cuentos (published in 1950) and Cuentos que te re-cuento (published in 2011).

She was also a very busy translator. She translated many books between different languages. At first, she translated books from Spanish and French into English. Later, she translated books from French and English into Spanish.

Some of the books she translated into English include:

• Les yeux qui s'ouvrent by Henry Bordeaux (1910)
• Marie-Claire by Marguerite Audoux (1911)
• Fire in Stubble and By the Gods Beloved by Emma Orczy (early 1920s)

Some of the books she translated into Spanish include:

• Αngel-Child (1926) by Waldemar Bonsels
• Maya; The Adventures of a Bee (around 1942) by Waldemar Bonsels. This book was published for young people.
• Nuestro Padre San Daniel by Gabriel Miró (1930)
• The Vagrant by Colette (1931). This was her last known translation.

Carlota Remfry also wrote for many magazines. She contributed to publications like Mundo Latino, Los Quijotes, Mesa Revuelta, La Voz de la Mujer, and Cervantes in Madrid. She also wrote for La Alhambra in Granada and Grecia in Seville.