{"product_id":"the-king-of-the-golden-john-ruskin-9781843682660","title":"The King of the Golden River","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Ruskin's The King of the Golden River was the first literary fairy tale in English. Includes Richard Doyle's original illustrations and Simon Cooke's essay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Ruskin wrote this fable for a teenage family friend, Effie, and later he married her. The marriage was famously disastrous, but before it fell apart the Ruskins allowed \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to be published. It became one of the most popular works for children of its time. Richard Doyle contributed over 25 full-page illustrations and vignettes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King of the Golden River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the first literary fairy tale in English (as opposed to collected folk tales). Ruskin himself said it was 'a fairly good imitation of Grimm and Dickens, mixed with some true Alpine feeling of my own'. Later he spoke of the capacity of the traditional tales 'to fortify children against the glacial cold of selfish science'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt remains a powerful fable about humanity's dual capacity for destructiveness and redeeming love, with as strange fairy-tale creatures as one could hope to meet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essay by Simon Cooke explains the book's importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ruskin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843682664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843682660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pallas Athene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Ruskin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113736876287,"sku":"9781843682660","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_766e2c68-a218-41a5-9aee-ab8488c0ed39.jpg?v=1769616981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-king-of-the-golden-john-ruskin-9781843682660","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}