Countess Gisela is a romantic novel originally published in German by Eugenie Marlitt in 1878. This English-language edition, translated by Annis Lee Wister, tells the story of a young woman's coming of age in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Fans of historical romance will appreciate the evocative setting and the development of complex, sympathetic characters. 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 copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.