
GREIFENSTEIN - By F. Marion Crawford
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
In the crumbling heights of a once‑grand castle, a proud, gaunt baroness clings to the ghost of her family’s honor. Though the walls of Sigmundskron loom like a silent reminder of former glory, the mother and her beautiful daughter subsist on a meager pension, refusing any compromise that would betray the memory of the fallen lieutenant. The promise of a wealthy suitor, Greif, offers a fragile hope of restoration—if only the daughter can become the bride the estate needs.
Hilda, delicate and fair, grows under the weight of a secret sacrifice. Her mother’s unyielding thrift turns hunger into a quiet transaction, as the baroness pretends a loss of appetite while the girl consumes the portion meant for them both. The tension between pride, poverty, and the looming marriage creates a simmering mystery that pulls listeners into a world where love and survival are tangled in the shadows of an ancient stone.
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (838K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Text file produced by Tonya Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2004-09-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1854–1909
An American novelist born in Italy, he became one of the late 19th century’s most popular storytellers, known for vivid settings, fast-moving plots, and memorable supernatural tales. His fiction ranges from society novels and historical romances to ghost stories that still attract readers today.
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