The King of the Golden River

by John Ruskin from 1851

About

Ruskin's fairy tale (1851) — written for a twelve-year-old girl — is the first original English fairy tale of the Victorian era: two evil brothers and a generous younger boy all travel to find the King of the Golden River, which tests character rather than endurance. The story's moral is embedded in vivid Alpine landscape description that anticipates Ruskin's art criticism.

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The King of the Golden River

Words: 9.8k
Duration: ~1 hr 14 min

7 sections

9.8k words

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PREFACE

7895:55

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CHAPTER II

270:12

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HOW THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM OF THE BLACK BROTHERS WAS INTERFERED WITH BY SOUTHWEST WIND, ESQUIRE

3.1k23:04

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CHAPTER II

2k14:40

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HOW MR. HANS SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN

1.7k12:48

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HOW MR. SCHWARTZ SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN

8296:13

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HOW LITTLE GLUCK SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HE PROSPERED THEREIN, WITH OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

1.4k10:43

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