Elective affinities1872
(Die Wahlverwandtschaften. Ein Roman)
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Charlotte and Eduard, aristocrats with little to occupy them, invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives; against morality, good sense, and conscious will, all four a drawn into relationships as inexorably as if they were substances in a chemical equation..."-- Publisher description.
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