“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — Theodor Fontane Chapter 1: The Setting The novel opens in the winter of 1812-1813 in rural Brandenburg, Prussia. […]
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Irrungen, Wirrungen
“Man muß nehmen, wie’s kommt, und wenn’s nicht kommt, muß man’s gehen lassen.”— Theodor Fontane, Irrungen, Wirrungen Chapter 1: A Summer Afternoon in Berlin The novel opens in […]
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Effi Briest
“A great, wide field, silent and deserted; where is the man who could walk here without feeling that he is alone with his God?” Chapters 1–10: Marriage and […]