Project Gutenberg 2016-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 251 Fontane, Theodor 1819 1898 Fontane, Henri Théodore Fontane, Teodor Fontane, Henri Theodore L'Adultera: Roman Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Adultera Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "L'Adultera: Roman" by Theodor Fontane is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work primarily explores themes of love, marriage, and societal expectations through the lives of its characters, particularly focusing on Melanie, the wife of the wealthy Kommerzienrat Van der Straaten. The narrative delves into the emotional and moral complexities surrounding infidelity and the constraints of societal norms. The opening of "L'Adultera" introduces the affluent and somewhat self-satisfied Kommerzienrat Van der Straaten, who navigates his social standing with a mixture of humor and arrogance. He shares a seemingly happy marriage with his much younger wife, Melanie, yet hints at deeper undercurrents of dissatisfaction and longing for freedom in her character. As they engage in playful banter over breakfast, the text suggests that their relationship may be marked by frivolity on the surface while concealing unspoken tensions. Additionally, the arrival of a new guest in their household is hinted at, setting the stage for potential complications and developments in their lives, especially regarding Melanie's inner thoughts and desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Adultery -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Berlin (Germany) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 343084 2025-07-21T07:21:00.721301 text/html 321047 2024-10-23T01:02:55 text/html 280391 2025-07-21T07:21:05.905284 application/epub+zip 279091 2025-07-21T07:21:01.540324 application/epub+zip 235560 2025-07-21T07:21:01.097311 application/epub+zip 378984 2025-07-21T07:21:09.338224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339962 2025-07-21T07:21:05.478318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284819 2022-09-24T03:37:58.547524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313604 2025-07-21T07:21:00.294318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293901 2024-10-23T01:02:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18408 2025-07-21T07:21:09.602228 application/rdf+xml 19587 2025-07-21T07:21:01.189279 image/jpeg 3169 2025-07-21T07:21:01.143273 image/jpeg 228410 2025-07-21T07:21:00.756303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia