Sommario
The novel follows the life of Olimpia, a Greek girl from Suli who is orphaned at birth.
She is raised by her hermit uncle in the mountains.
The story takes place during the Greek War of Independence and chronicles the siege of Suli by the Ottoman forces.
Olimpia meets and falls in love with a young warrior named Demetrio.
After being captured and held in the pasha's seraglio, she dies, and her homeland is eventually defeated.