Miss Els (German-Chinese Contrast)

Author: (Austrian) Arthur Schnitzler
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Miss Els, a young and beautiful woman, is the daughter of a famous Vienna lawyer. While vacationing with her aunt, she receives a letter from her mother. In the letter, she learns that her father has gotten into a legal crisis due to embezzling the assets of a minor ward. Her mother asks her to seek help from Herr von Dorsday, who is vacationing in the same place and had been a frequent guest at their home. To prevent her father from being disgraced, imprisoned, or driven to suicide, Miss Els finds Herr von Dorsday. Already lusting after Miss Els, he agrees to help, but Miss Els must agree to a condition.