Nélida is a novel by Marie d'Agoult, a "thinly disguised fictional account" of her affair with composer Franz Liszt that lasted from about 1834 to 1844, and a succès de scandale when first published in 1846.
The film Lisztomania was based in part on director Ken Russell's interpretation of the novel.
Nelida is a story about a beautiful, fragile woman who is based on Marie d'Agoult.
When Nelida is young, she is fascinated by a man named Gummerman, who is based on Franz Liszt.
Depressed, Nelida marries whom she was engaged to, Timoleon, only to find out he bedded an Italian marquise.