Produced by David Widger (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) RIVER LEGENDS OR FATHER THAMES AND FATHER RHINE By E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen With Illustrations By Gustave Doré 1875 LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. Hans and his Prisoner................Frontispiece The Baron’s Oath.....To face page.............107 The Father of all Giants......................140 Powle’s Advance on the Castle.................242 TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS. Father Thames and Father Rhine................003 The Messenger.................................005 Father Thames after his Ale...................006 The Boar......................................008 The Boar’s Family.............................010 The Infant Smith..............................013 The Sacrifice of Smith’s Father...............015 Smith in Toad-land............................018 The Snakes....................................022 Bertha the Druidess...........................027 The Road into the Forest......................035 The Last of the Boar..........................046 The Baroness and her back hair................056 Father Rhine and his Elves....................059 The River-Demon Thief.........................064 The Greedy Child..............................067 The Devilet...................................072 Martha rousing the Peasants...................078 Father Rhine and the three Baronesses.........081 The Swan-sisters..............................084 Crazy Timothy.................................092 The Old Harper................................097 She keeps the Pigs............................115 She watches the Battle........................132 Giants Mountain-building......................143 Bramble-buffer Storm-making...................148 He uproots the Tree...........................153 Hans sent aloft...............................163 Hans in the Giant’s Mouth.....................166 The Mouth Fortified...........................167 The Giant weeps...............................170 The Giant’s Release...........................173 The Castle....................................181 Mannikins at Play.............................187 Goody Tickleback’s Steed......................188 Flight of the Witches.........................202 The Sea-serpent...............................225 Father Rhine’s Retreat........................252 {001} RIVER LEGENDS OR FATHER THAMES AND FATHER RHINE