author
Ralph Browning Fiske
A Harvard graduate with a gift for poetry, Ralph Browning Fiske brought the eerie romance of Erckmann-Chatrian to English readers. His best-known work, The Count of Nideck, blends Gothic mystery, haunted landscapes, and old-world adventure.
1 Audiobook
The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian
by Ralph Browning Fiske, Erckmann-Chatrian
About the author
Ralph Browning Fiske was born in 1870 into the family of American philosopher and historian John Fiske. He graduated from Harvard in 1896 and was remembered by his family as an amateur poet. He died in 1898, unmarried, at the age of 28.
Fiske is best known for The Count of Nideck, published in 1897 by L. C. Page & Company. Adapted from the French works of Erckmann-Chatrian, the novel is a Gothic tale of castles, family secrets, supernatural menace, and romance. The Fiske family papers also preserve several of his poems, letters, and other writings.