# Effi Briest (abridged)

An audiobook by Theodor Fontane, read by LibriVox volunteers (8 h 51 min, English).

Effi Briest is a classic of Prussian Realism, relatively unknown in the English speaking world, but widely taught in German schools. This tragic tale tells the story of Effi, a young woman from an old and respectable family who, due to a sense of duty, marries Geert von Instetten, a much older Prussian official. The tragedy unfolds as a consequence of Instetten's strict following of his duties in society in response to his wife's indiscretions. Thomas Mann once wrote that if one's library had to be reduced to six books, Effi Briest should be one of them. (Summary by Margaret )

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## Chapters

1. Chapter 1 (19:12): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_01_fontane_64kb.mp3
2. Chapters 2 and 3 (21:46): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_02_fontane_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter 4 (27:47): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_03_fontane_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter 5 (18:45): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_04_fontane_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter 6 (21:37): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_05_fontane_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter 7 (16:24): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_06_fontane_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter 8 (14:36): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_07_fontane_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter 9 (28:10): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_08_fontane_64kb.mp3
9. Chapters 10 and 11 (24:58): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_09_fontane_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter 12 (15:14): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_10_fontane_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter 13 (18:43): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_11_fontane_64kb.mp3
12. Chapters 14 and 15 (26:51): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_12_fontane_64kb.mp3
13. Chapters 16 and 17 (21:00): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_13_fontane_64kb.mp3
14. Chapters 18-20 (28:42): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_14_fontane_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter 21 (25:29): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_15_fontane_64kb.mp3
16. Chapters 22 and 23 (20:34): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_16_fontane_64kb.mp3
17. Chapters 24 and 25 (39:21): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_17_fontane_64kb.mp3
18. Chapters 26-28 (29:33): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_18_fontane_64kb.mp3
19. Chapters 29-31 (23:03): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_19_fontane_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter 32 (31:04): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_20_fontane_64kb.mp3
21. Chapters 33 and 34 (24:03): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_21_fontane_64kb.mp3
22. Chapter 35 (19:06): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_22_fontane_64kb.mp3
23. Chapter 36 (15:09): https://archive.org/download/effi_briest_1603_librivox/effibriest_23_fontane_64kb.mp3