This book includes the novellas “The Maturing of Love” and “The Temptation of Gentle Veronica,” united under the title “Connections,” as well as novellas under the collective title “Three Women”: “Grisjya,” “The Portuguese Woman,” and “Tonka.” Each novella has its own poignant love story connecting the male and female principles… Among all the novellas, the story “Tonka” stands out significantly, in which a plot traditional for Austrian literature—the story of a rich young man’s love for a girl from the people—is developed surprisingly truthfully. “Tonka” can serve as a model of Musil’s economical and precise style.