King of the Golden River

By John Ruskin and John C Johansen

Book Overview

John Ruskin's The King of the Golden River was the first literary fairy tale in English. Includes Richard Doyle's original illustrations and Simon Cooke's essay. John Ruskin wrote this fable for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925729192
• ISBN13: 9781925729191
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Living Book Press
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7

Customer Reviews

Beware the Black Brothers!

Gluck is cast as the "poor younger child" of two abusive older brothers. They are all presented with a quest to find the source of the local river, and though the two older brothers fail, the younger brother suceeds because he is pure of heart. It's very classic, metaphorical and I highly recommend it, as it was a fave of mine as a child. I was glad to see it's still in print. Austrian.