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The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist is an unfinished novel by Friedrich Schiller. It first appeared in several instalments from 1787 to 1789 in the journal Thalia, later appearing as a three-volume book in its own right. Although it remained unfinished, its audiences were the... Read Full Overview

The Ghost-Seer or The Apparitionist (full title: Der Geisterseher - Aus den Papieren des Grafen von O**; literally, The Ghost-Seer - From the papers of the Count of O**) is an unfinished novel by Friedrich Schiller. It first appeared in several instalments from 1787 to 1789 in... Read Full Overview

""The Ghost-Seer Or Apparitionist: An Interesting Fragment Found Among The Papers Of Count O"" is a novel written by the German author Friedrich Schiller and first published in 1795. The book tells the story of a young man named Moor, who is haunted by the ghost of his deceased... Read Full Overview

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788-1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Seer and Sport of Destiny is a novel written by Friedrich von Schiller, a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. The book is a combination of two of Schiller's works, The Ghost Seer and The Sport of Destiny.The Ghost Seer is a tale of supernatural occurrences, where... Read Full Overview

Friedrich Schiller: Der Geisterseher. Aus den Memoires des Grafen von O** Entstanden 1786-1798, Erstdruck (bis zum Ende des siebten Briefs) in: Thalia (Leipzig), 3.-5. Jg., 1787-89; Buchausgaben: Leipzig (G schen) 1789; 2., von Schiller durchgesehene und vermehrte Auflage 1792;... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Seer And Sport Of Destiny is a novel written by Friedrich Von Schiller. The book is a collection of two different works, The Ghost Seer and The Sport of Destiny. The Ghost Seer is a gothic tale of mystery and suspense, following the story of a young man named Count... Read Full Overview

Reissue in translation of Schiller's enigmatic novel fragment, his most popular work when it first appeared.

The brooding, introverted Count von O- arrives in Venice during the carnival in order to escape from his duties and live incognito. But after encountering an enigmatic Armenian stranger who makes an uncanny pronouncement, a bizarre chain of events unfolds, involving a Jesuit... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview