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Wilhelmine von Hillern
1836–1916
A bestselling 19th-century German writer and former actress, she is best remembered for The Vulture Maiden, better known as Geier-Wally, a dramatic Alpine novel that inspired many later adaptations. Her life moved between the stage and the page, giving her fiction a vivid, theatrical energy.
6 Audiobooks
On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
A Twofold Life
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul.
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
![The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6638bc83972dc5c80ef5d770/cover.jpg)
The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.]
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
The Hour Will Come: A Tale of an Alpine Cloister. Volumes I and II
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Kotka-Wappu: Kertomus Tyrolin vuoristosta
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
About the author
Born in Munich on March 11, 1836, Wilhelmine von Hillern was a German novelist and actress. Before she became widely known as a writer, she performed under her birth name, Wilhelmine Birch.
Her best-known work was Die Geier-Wally (Geier-Wally), an Alpine story that remained popular long after its publication and was adapted many times for stage and screen. That lasting success helped secure her place in German literary history.
She died on December 25, 1916, in Hohenaschau near Prien. Today she is remembered for combining the emotional sweep of popular fiction with a strong sense of dramatic storytelling.