Project Gutenberg 2011-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 176 Fiske, Ralph Browning Erckmann-Chatrian Searles, Victor A. Searles, Victor Q. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "The Count of Nideck" by Ralph Browning Fiske and Erckmann-Chatrian is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the year 1780 and revolves around Gaston, who is summoned to the Castle of Nideck by his foster-father Gideon Sperver. The primary focus is on the mysterious illness of the Count of Nideck, which seems to be linked to both the family's legacy and the refusal of his daughter, Countess Odile, to marry despite her father's desperately seeking a cure through her union. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Gaston, who is approached by Gideon to return with him to the Count's estate due to the Count's unsettling health condition. On their journey through the snow-laden landscape, Gideon shares troubling details about the Count's malady, which includes episodes of madness triggered by the presence of a mysterious old woman known as the "Black Plague." Upon reaching the castle, Gaston prepares to confront the intricacies of noble life intertwined with family duty, while also meeting Countess Odile, who exhibits extraordinary composure amid her father's turmoil. As tensions rise between father and daughter regarding her potential marriage, the narrative sets the stage for themes of generational conflict, the weight of expectations, and the specter of familial duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 305610 2025-08-14T09:12:18.147977 text/html 309076 2011-01-18T20:58:38 text/html 632850 2025-08-14T09:12:25.594921 application/epub+zip 636266 2025-08-14T09:12:20.933903 application/epub+zip 185428 2025-08-14T09:12:19.715925 application/epub+zip 788818 2025-08-14T09:12:29.054923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751227 2025-08-14T09:12:24.740897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315657 2022-09-16T06:26:54.082229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266316 2025-08-14T09:12:17.431950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266146 2011-01-18T20:58:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266147 2011-01-18T20:58:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20615 2025-08-14T09:12:29.195880 application/rdf+xml 11538 2025-08-14T09:12:20.228901 image/jpeg 2997 2025-08-14T09:12:19.970933 image/jpeg 104426 2011-01-18T20:58:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 542295 2011-01-18T20:58:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 104386 2011-01-18T20:58:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 615850 2025-08-14T09:12:18.201952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia