Stinde, Julius
"Hôtel Buchholz. Ausstellungs-Erlebnisse der Frau Wilhelmine Buchholz" by Julius Stinde is a novel published in 1897. Middle-class housewife Wilhelmine Buchholz accepts a commission to write about Berlin's 1896 Industrial Exhibition, viewing everything through her practical domestic lens. She recruits help from educated relatives and an architect, while hosting various visitors at her home. As personal dramas unfold among family and neighbors, Wilhelmine navigates the challenge of documenting technical marvels while managing household complications and rivalries with gossiping acquaintances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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