"Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther" by Elizabeth Von Arnim is a story about a young lady named Rose-Marie Schmidt, dwelling in Jena, who is working through her emotions for Roger Anstruther, an Englishman who stayed with her family. The story, told through letters, looks at love, what society expects, and finding yourself, showing Rose-Marie's growing thoughts and feelings. At the beginning, Rose-Marie writes letters to Roger after they get engaged, sharing her worries about love. Her letters jump between happiness and doubt as she thinks about what their engagement means, like not having much money and her step-mother not approving. Rose-Marie also paints a picture of her life in Jena, her new feelings about love, and her fear of being judged, showing her struggle with believing in herself and not being sure about their future.
Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther
By Elizabeth Von Arnim
Separated by distance and societal expectations, a young woman pours her heart into letters, revealing a love story marked by both joy and uncertainty.
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About the AuthorElizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
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