Eline Vere: Een Haagsche roman

by Louis Couperus

"Eline Vere: Een Haagsche roman" by Louis Couperus is a novel written between 1887-1888. It follows twenty-three-year-old Eline Vere, a talented young woman from The Hague's upper society who appears to have everything yet feels profoundly lonely and unhappy. Despite romantic entanglements and travels abroad, Eline cannot escape her melancholic nature and belief in fate. This debut novel exemplifies literary naturalism, exploring how heredity, environment, and psychological fragility shape a life spiraling toward darkness.