author
Wilhelm Ruland
1869–1927
A German writer with a deep feel for the Rhine turned local legends into widely read stories, helping bring old folklore to a broad audience. His books, poems, and plays carried the atmosphere of the region far beyond its riverbanks.
3 Audiobooks
Legends of the Rhine
by Wilhelm Ruland
Sagen van den Rijn
by Wilhelm Ruland
Sagen van den Rijn
by Wilhelm Ruland
About the author
Born in Bonn in 1869 and dying in Munich in 1927, Wilhelm Ruland was a German writer and editor. He studied literary history and modern languages, completing a doctorate at the University of Rostock in 1896.
After his studies, he worked as a private tutor, at times as a tutor to princes, in Bavaria, Austria, and Italy. From 1898 to 1902 he was an editor and publishing director in Leipzig, later traveled extensively in the Near East, and eventually settled in Munich, where he worked with the Münchner Neueste Nachrichten before living as a freelance writer.
Ruland wrote stories, poems, and plays, but he is especially remembered for Rheinisches Sagenbuch. First published in 1896, it remained popular for decades and appeared in many editions and translations, making him a lasting name in Rhine legend literature.