# L'Adultera: Roman

By Theodor Fontane.

"L'Adultera: Roman" by Theodor Fontane is a novel written between 1879 and 1880. It tells the story of young Melanie van der Straaten, married to a wealthy Berlin merchant twenty-five years her senior. Her husband's constant jealousy and predictions of her inevitable infidelity create mounting tension. When the charming Ebenezer Rubehn arrives as a houseguest, Melanie faces a life-altering choice between duty and desire, setting in motion consequences that will test love, social standing, and personal redemption. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: German
- Subjects: Adultery -- Fiction; Women -- Fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Berlin (Germany) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; German fiction -- 19th century

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