The Tale of Lohengrin

About this book

A knight arrives in a boat drawn by a swan and offers to defend a woman whose honour has been attacked. He asks for only one promise: she must never demand his name or his origin.

The legend of Lohengrin unfolds towards the moment when love meets an impossible condition. T. W. Rolleston's retelling gains a remarkable visual life through Willy Pogány's illustrations, with their medieval detail and graceful movement. The swan, the armour and the river become more than scenery as the story approaches its difficult choice.