The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria. by Ruskin
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"The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria" by John Ruskin is a fantasy story written in 1841. In the once-fertile Treasure Valley, two cruel brothers bring ruin through their wickedness. When they melt their kind younger brother's golden mug, they unleash the King of the Golden River, who offers a dangerous challenge: climb the mountain and cast holy water into the river to turn it
to gold. Each brother must face this test, where their true natures will determine their fate along the treacherous path. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883 |
| Title | The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_the_Golden_River |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Johnnie Hollowell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33673 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-33673-2 |
| Release Date | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 694 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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