What would Fontane have experienced if he had undertaken his legendary “hikes through the Mark Brandenburg” today? Gabriele Radecke and Robert Rauh wanted to know and followed in the poet's footsteps to picturesque Havelland. Instead of a carriage and a pencil, they travel with a navigation system and a laptop - with not only Fontane's classics in their luggage, but also his unknown sketches and notes. In Marquardt they look for the remains of the mysterious Blue Grotto, in Paretz they talk about the cult of Queen Luise, in Wust they climb into the legendary Katte crypt and in Glindow they visit the historic brick kiln that Fontane already described. The result is a mixture of exciting Fontane reception and modern travel literature. With over 80 illustrations and overview maps.

Gabriele Radecke, born in Berlin in 1967, heads the literary archive of the Academy of Arts. She is the editor of numerous Fontane editions as well as the digital Fontane notebook edition. In 2017 she was awarded the University of Göttingen Foundation Prize.

Robert Rauh, born in Berlin in 1967, is a historian, teacher and seminar leader. In 2013 he was awarded the German Teacher Prize for his educational commitment. Most recently, the volumes “Fontanes Ruppiner Land” and “Fontanes Prisoner of War” (together with Gabriele Radecke) were published by BeBra Verlag.