Fontane

/ (German fɔnˈtaːnə) /

noun

Theodor (ˈteodoːr). 1819–98, German novelist and journalist; his novels include Vor dem Sturm (1878) and Effi Briest (1898)

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Examples from the Web for fontane

When the visitor entered, Rita put aside the latest publication by Fontane which she had been reading.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
A pretty story is told by Fontane in his Life of Scherenberg.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany|Georg Brandes