Legends of the Rhine
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The Prefatory Note of Legends of the Rhine, by Wilhelm Ruland, says, "I made the journey between Mainz and Bonn on one of our splendid Rhine steamers." A line credited to Longfellow reads, "O, the pride of the German heart is this noble river!" News reaches a castle that the crusaders have returned from the East, but that the nobleman from Langenstein is languishing in a Turkish prison in a remote castle belonging to the Sultan.
Two servants lead mother and child out into the forest, and the countess falls on her knees, holding up her little child, to implore them to spare their lives. Telramund, one of the late Duke's vassals, rises in revolt and imperiously claims the right to reign over the dukedom. Elsa, "the youthful and lovely mistress", implores the knights of her dominion to assist her in her trouble.
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- Author
- Wilhelm Ruland
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Genre
- World Classics
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