Sophie Albrecht belonged to the probably most famous actresses of her time. Friedrich Schiller discovered her on stage and a friendship between Schiller and the couple Albrecht developed. Sophie Albrecht worked together with Schiller on his plays and so she became a writer herself. In the last years of her life she tried to make a living with her own literature. Katharine, the protagonist of the story, lost her husband in the war. She could only bear her grief during tiring walks that lasted until late at night. While praying at the cemetery, Katharine makes an unusual acquaintance. First published in 1797.