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The King of the Golden River
(or The Black Brothers, A Legend of Stiria)
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| Author(s): | John Ruskin |
| Illustrator(s): | Richard Doyle |
| Publisher(s): | The Viking Press |
| Year Published: | 1851 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Boys Growing Up Calendar Fairy Tales - Modern Folk Tales |
| Age Range: | Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 56 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 32572756 |
Description
The Southwest Wind, Esq. pays a visit to Hans, Schwartz and Gluck and things are never the same. Third and later editions have a modified frontispiece wherein the goblin has a conventional nose instead of a “hooter.” Read online at Internet Archive.
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The King of the Golden River (1860)
Gluck and his two evil older brothers lived in the Treasure Valley until the South West Wind turned it into a desert. How it was changed back again is the burden of the story. In this edition the King has a regular nose instead of the “hooter.” Read online at archive.org.
The King of the Golden River (1932)
The story of Gluck and his two evil brothers.
The King of the Golden River (1974)
Gluck manages to succeed where his two selfish older brothers fail, in achieving the treasure of the Valley. Read online at archive.org.
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