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The King of the Golden River

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Author(s):John Ruskin
Illustrator(s):Arthur Rackham
Publisher(s): George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd.
J. B. Lippincott Co.
Year Published: 1932
Type: Hardcover
Genre: British
Fairy Tales - Modern
Age Range: Ages 0-5: Picture Books
Pages: 47
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
ISBN-10: 1447477898
ISBN-13: 9781447477891
OCLC: 504062332

Description

The story of Gluck and his two evil brothers.

Other Editions

The King of the Golden River (1851)

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.

Publisher: The Viking Press
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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.

Publisher: Mayhew & Baker
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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.

Publisher: Dover Publications
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