Project Gutenberg 2013-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 423 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Los Rios, R. de‏ (Ricardo) 1846 1929 Rios, R. de los‏ (Ricardo) De los Rios, R.‏ (Ricardo) Rios, Ricardo de los Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Geierstein E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2)" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story is set in Switzerland during the mid-15th century and centers around the characters of Arthur Philipson and his father, who are depicted as merchants on a journey through the mountainous landscape. The narrative explores themes of adventure, danger, and the interplay between nature and human experience. At the start of the novel, we meet Arthur and his father as they travel through the stunning yet treacherous Swiss mountains towards Basel. Their journey is marked by an intense storm, causing them to lose their way and encounter numerous challenges, including a perilous precipice. As Arthur attempts to find a safer route, he faces moments of grave danger, including a near encounter with a falling rock and ominous visions of a vulture, which heightens the tension. The storytelling evokes vivid imagery of the Alpine scenery while introducing elements of folklore and hints of impending adventure, setting the stage for the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43678/43678-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 685112 2025-08-17T14:28:04.598800 text/html 671082 2024-10-23T18:29:24 text/html 959810 2025-08-17T14:28:12.764747 application/epub+zip 968942 2025-08-17T14:28:05.975751 application/epub+zip 330479 2025-08-17T14:28:05.257774 application/epub+zip 1145697 2025-08-17T14:28:18.058722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1099479 2025-08-17T14:28:12.073737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457771 2022-09-19T21:26:13.075780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637756 2025-08-17T14:28:03.534793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617628 2024-10-23T18:29:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18412 2025-08-17T14:28:18.240689 application/rdf+xml 10713 2025-08-17T14:28:05.355749 image/jpeg 2043 2025-08-17T14:28:05.306755 image/jpeg 911847 2025-08-17T14:28:04.692783 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia