Graustark, romantic quasi-historical novel subtitled The Story of a Love Behind a Throne, by George Barr McCutcheon, first published in 1901. Modeled on Anthony Hope’s popular novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), Graustark is set in the mythical middle-European kingdom of Graustark and is suffused with derring-do, court intrigues, and passionate romance. McCutcheon’s further novels about the imaginary principality include Beverly of Graustark (1904) and The Prince of Graustark (1914).
In its extended senses, the word Graustark is used to refer to an imaginary land of high romance or to a highly romantic piece of writing.