The King of the Golden River
by John Ruskin
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co. 1851
Number of pages: 746
Description:
John Ruskin's 19th-century fairy tale, in which a strange dwarf effects the punishment of two cruel older brothers and the ultimate success of the kind young one. Richard Doyle's illustrations will be found to embody the author's ideas with characteristic spirit.
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