In the cursed line of Baronets of Ruddigore, each heir must commit a daily crime or face torture. To avoid his fate, the latest Baronet, Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, assumes the identity of Robin Oakapple, a humble farmer. Only two individuals know his true identity: his loyal servant, Old Adam Goodheart, and his adopted brother, Richard Dauntless, a sailor. As Robin Oakapple, he falls in love with the lovely Rose Maybud and hopes to marry her, but his plans seem doomed when his true identity is exposed.
Ruddigore
The aristocratic family of a Baronet is plagued by a centuries-old curse, resulting in each successive generation being doomed to perpetuate a daily misdeed or face a terrifying punishment.
