The ghost-seer : an interesting tale from the memoirs of Count von O

With the help of his lavish and atmospheric Venetian location, Schiller elaborates the mystery of a masked Armenian and his ghost-seer accomplice, who appear to be leading a rich young German Count to his death.

All is not what it seems - and like the apparitionist it debunks, the narration plays with metaphorical mirrors and narrative smokescreens.

When the Count falls in love with a beautiful, anonymous woman, his companions suspect he is being duped for political ends.

They, like the reader, must unpick the true meaning of the conundrum from a delicate balance of motive and theme.