Fr�ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther is a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1907. Written in epistolary form, the book traces a sustained correspondence between a young German woman and an English man whose brief engagement has ended, yet whose exchange of letters continues over time. Through these letters, von Arnim explores the emotional aftermath of romantic attachment and the slower, less visible work of recovery, reflection, and self-understanding.

The novel begins with th...