The King of the Golden River, or, The Black Brothers [Import] [Hardcover]

John Ruskin (Author), Sandro Nardini (Illustrator), Elizabeth Bowen (Introduction)

Book Description

Oversize Pictorial Hardcover

Product Details

• Hardcover: 42 pages
• Publisher: The Macmillan Company; First Thus edition (1962)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0000CLKDN
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,284,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars childhood favorite!, March 23, 2001

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N. C. Derham "MacBeth Derham" (Floral Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King of the Golden River: or the Black Brothers (Paperback)

I must have read this book when I was 7 or 8. When my familiy moved, I searched in vain for the book to re-read, but it must have been lost in the move. I discovered it on a friend's shelf a few weeks ago, and re-read it. What joy! I always thought of this as the story where a bad guy steals Holy Water, but it is much more than this. The young hero has two dreadful brothers. He takes their abuse, and repays them with kindness, rescuing them from their own greed. Ruskin's descriptions of the country side are dramatic and vivid. One warning: Some might be disturbed by the references to the brothers' drunken behavior.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware the Black Brothers!, July 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The King of the Golden River: or the Black Brothers (Paperback)

Gluck is cast as the "poor younger child" of two abusive older brothers. They are all presented with a quest to find the source of the local river, and though the two older brothers fail, the younger brother suceeds because he is pure of heart. It's very classic, metaphorical and I highly recommend it, as it was a fave of mine as a child. I was glad to see it's still in print. Austrian.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE STORY HAS A WELL WRITTEN LESSON, October 26, 2006

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Amanda Haught "Gege" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King of the Golden River: or the Black Brothers (Paperback)

THIS STORY WAS ABOUT THREE BROTHERS WHO TWO OF THEM WERE VERY SELFISH AND ONLY THOUGHT OF THEMSELVES WHERE THE OTHER ONE WAS KIND AND THOUGHT OF OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. THE LESSON IN THE STORY IS THAT IF YOU THINK OF OTHERS OTHER THAN YOURSELF, YOU MAY BE REWARDED IN THE LONG RUN. I PERSONLAY ENJOYED READING THIS STORY TO MY LITTLE BOY WHO IS FIVE.I THINK ANY PARENT OR GRANDPARENT SHOULD READ THIS STROY TO A SMALL CHILD. THERE IS A IMPORTANT LESSON TO BE LEARNED IN THIS BOOK. I WOULD READ IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.......