The Patrioteer

The Patrioteer is a romance novel by author Heinrich Mann. Diederich Hessling had been brought up under a strict father. Now much older and with his father dead, he must take up his place as the head of the family and look after his sisters. Herr Göppel hopes that the young doctor will marry his daughter Agnes. Diedrich however finds out the uncomfortable truth about Agnes that makes him think twice about it...