Virginie Loveling was born on May 17 in
Nevele in
East Flanders,
Belgium. She was the younger sister of
Rosalie Loveling, also an author, with whom she co-wrote the more sentimental part of her work. After the death of their father, Herman Loveling, the family moved to
Ghent, where the sisters moved in circles of French-speaking, mainly anti-clerical
intelligentsia before eventually returning to Nevele. in
Nevele Together with her sister, she wrote realistic and descriptive poetry with a romantic undertone. They also published two collections of essays on rural communities as well as on city bourgeoisie. After her sister's death in 1875, she wrote children's stories along with novels and essays == Honours ==