Publisher's Synopsis
""A Legend of the Rhine"" is a novella written by William Makepeace Thackeray, a British author and satirist. The story is set in Germany along the Rhine River and follows the adventures of two young men, Karl and Max, who fall in love with the same woman, Hilda. Hilda is the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, Baron von Landshort, who disapproves of her relationship with either of the young men. The story revolves around the love triangle and the Baron's attempts to keep Hilda away from Karl and Max. Thackeray's vivid descriptions of the Rhine landscape and his portrayal of the characters' emotions and motivations make this a compelling and romantic tale. The novella was first published in 1845 and is considered one of Thackeray's lesser-known works.Over the entrance of a little cavern in one of the rocks hanging above the Rhine-stream at Rolandseck, and covered with odoriferous cactuses and silvery magnolias, the traveller of the present day may perceive a rude broken image of a saint: that image represented the venerable Saint Buffo of Bonn, the patron of the Margrave; and Sir Ludwig, kneeling on the greensward, and reciting a censer, an ave, and a couple of acolytes before it, felt encouraged to think that the deed he meditated was about to be performed under the very eyes of his friend's sanctified patron.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
