Effi Briest (Abridged)

Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) was a German realist who worked for most of his life as a journalist, poet, editor, theater critic, and travel essayist. He could not attain the financial stability to write novels until he was almost sixty, at which point he began writing historical novels. He eventually concentrated on stories about Berlin society and the decline of the aristocracy, such as "Trials and Tribulations" and "Jenny Treibel". One of his best known works was "Effi Briest", a novel abo...