The Gray Nun

"The Gray Nun" by Nataly von Eschstruth is a story from the late 1800s that combines the drama of royal life with ghostly mysteries. It tells of a young man's strange time at a royal carnival, full of strong feelings and ghostly happenings. He meets a mysterious nun at a masked ball and is drawn to her, but their meetings become stranger and stranger. He dances passionately with her, but at times finds himself dancing alone, like a cruel joke. As the story goes on, the nun is connected to a sad past; she seems linked to a princess who yearned for freedom but found only despair. This brings up ideas of longing, sorrow, and how dreams that never come true can haunt us, leading the main character to wonder about love and the supernatural.