Greifenstein is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford. The story is set in Germany and revolves around the Greifenstein family, who are known for their wealth and power. The protagonist of the story is Baron Conrad von Greifenstein, who is haunted by a dark family secret. He falls in love with a young woman named Hilda, but their love is forbidden due to their different social classes. The novel explores themes of love, class, power, and the consequences of keeping dark secrets. As the story unfolds, the Greifenstein family ...
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Greifenstein is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford. The story is set in Germany and revolves around the Greifenstein family, who are known for their wealth and power. The protagonist of the story is Baron Conrad von Greifenstein, who is haunted by a dark family secret. He falls in love with a young woman named Hilda, but their love is forbidden due to their different social classes. The novel explores themes of love, class, power, and the consequences of keeping dark secrets. As the story unfolds, the Greifenstein family's secrets are revealed, leading to tragic consequences for some of the characters. The novel is a classic example of Gothic literature, with its eerie setting and dark themes. It is a gripping tale that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.Greifenstein saw before him a tall man, with abundant white hair and a snowy beard, of bronzed complexion, evidently strong in spite of his years, chiefly remarkable for the heavy black eyebrows that shaded his small grey eyes. The latter were placed too near together, and the eyelids slanted downwards at the outer side, which gave the face an expression of intelligence and great cunning. Deep lines furrowed the high forehead, and descended in broad curves from beneath the eyes till they lost themselves in the beard. Kuno von Rieseneck was evidently a man of strong feelings and passions, of energetic temperament, clever, unscrupulous, but liable to go astray after strange ideas, and possibly capable of something very like fanaticism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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