author
Wilhelmine von Hillern
1836–1916
Known for the enduring Alpine novel Die Geier-Wally, she moved from a successful stage career into fiction and became a widely read German writer of the late 19th century.
6 Audiobooks
The Hour Will Come: A Tale of an Alpine Cloister. Volumes I and II
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul.
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Kotka-Wappu: Kertomus Tyrolin vuoristosta
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
A Twofold Life
by Wilhelmine von Hillern
About the author
Born in Munich in 1836, Wilhelmine von Hillern was the daughter of the writer and actress Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer. She first worked as an actress herself, appearing on the German stage before turning more fully to writing.
After her marriage to Hermann von Hillern, she left acting and built her reputation as a novelist. Her best-known book, Die Geier-Wally (1875), helped make her name and remained popular long after its publication, inspiring several screen adaptations.
Hillern spent her later years in Bavaria and died in 1916. Today she is remembered chiefly for fiction that brought dramatic landscapes, strong emotion, and memorable female characters to a broad readership.