Produced by Chris Curnow, Johnnie Hollowell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER. [Illustration] [Illustration] THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER OR THE BLACK BROTHERS A Legend of Stiria. BY JOHN RUSKIN, M.A. ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD DOYLE. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY GINN & COMPANY. 1885. [Illustration] ADVERTISEMENT. The Publishers think it due to the Author of this Fairy Tale, to state the circumstances under which it appears. THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER was written in 1841, at the request of a very young lady, and solely for her amusement, without any idea of publication. It has since remained in the possession of a friend, to whose suggestion, and the passive assent of the Author, the Publishers are indebted for the opportunity of printing it. The Illustrations, by Mr. Richard Doyle, will, it is hoped, be found to embody the Author's ideas with characteristic spirit. * * * * * J. S. CUSHING & CO., PRINTERS, BOSTON. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. HOW THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM OF THE BLACK BROTHERS WAS INTERFERED WITH BY SOUTH-WEST WIND, ESQUIRE 9 CHAPTER II. OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THREE BROTHERS AFTER THE VISIT OF SOUTH-WEST WIND, ESQUIRE; AND HOW LITTLE GLUCK HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER 28 CHAPTER III. HOW MR. HANS SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN 40 CHAPTER IV. HOW MR. SCHWARTZ SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN 51 CHAPTER V. HOW LITTLE GLUCK SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN; WITH OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST 56 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. DESIGNED AND DRAWN ON WOOD BY RICHARD DOYLE SUBJECTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE South-West Wind, Esq., knocking Frontis- at the Black Brothers' door _C. Thurston Thompson_ piece. The Treasure Valley _C. Thurston Thompson_ Title. Initial Letter, and Mountain Range _G. and E. Dalziel_ 9 South-West Wind, Esq., seated on the hob _G. and E. Dalziel_ 18 South-West Wind, Esq., bowing to the Black Brothers _H. Orrin Smith_ 21 Storm Scene _G. and E. Dalziel_ 25 Card of South-West Wind, Esq. _H. Orrin Smith_ 27 Initial Letter, and Cottage in the Treasure Valley _Isabel Thompson_ 28 The Black Brothers drinking and Gluck working _C. S. Cheltnam_ 30