Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther is an intimate, witty romance set in early twentieth-century Germany, where love must navigate class, money, family expectations, and the quiet pressures of respectable life. Through Rose-Marie's lively letters to Roger, the novel traces the exhilaration of a confession of love and the deeper awakening it brings: a once ordinary existence suddenly feels vivid, meaningful, and full of possibility. But joy is shadowed by practical realities. Rose-Marie confronts the financial and social risks of marriage, her own "ineligibility," and the judgment of family members who believe status matters more than affection. Her correspondence blends tenderness, irony, and intellectual sparkle as she defends Goethe, imagines a shared domestic future, and measures happiness against the demands of inheritance, income, and propriety. At once comic and poignant, the novel explores how affection is tested by silence, class, and the strange logic of family duty. Rose-Marie's sharp observations, self-doubt, and fierce devotion create a portrait of a woman determined to be loved for herself, not merely made "suitable." This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.