Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg

Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg is a book by Franz Hartmann, first published in 1895. This unusual Victorian fantasy blends occult fiction, esoteric allegory, folklore adventure, and mystical romance in a story set beneath the legendary Untersberg mountain of the Alps. Hartmann, a noted writer on Theosophy and hidden wisdom traditions, uses fantasy storytelling to explore spiritual truths, greed, illusion, and the unseen forces of nature.

The tale follows strange journeys into subterranean realms inhabited by gnomes, fairies, dragons, and elemental beings, where treasure, temptation, and higher knowledge await. Combining late nineteenth-century supernatural fiction with fairy tale imagery and philosophical symbolism, the novel offers readers a rare mix of occult literature, mountain legend, and imaginative adventure.