Adolphe : Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina by Benjamin Constant

"Adolphe: Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina" by Benjamin Constant is a novel first published in 1816. It follows Adolphe, a melancholic young man who embarks on a calculated seduction of Ellénore, an older Polish woman. Their affair unexpectedly becomes an all-consuming love that isolates them from society. As Adolphe grows anxious about sacrificing his future, he finds himself trapped between duty and devotion. The novel eschews external descriptions to focus intensely on inner emotions and psychological states, offering a piercing examination of romantic entanglement and its consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Constant, Benjamin, 1767-1830
Translator Onerva, L., 1882-1972
Title Adolphe : Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe
Credits Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 35.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject Commitment (Psychology) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 61743
Release Date
Last Update Jun 28, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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