The King of the Golden River [with] A Dog of Flanders: And Other Stories (Famous Books for Young Americans)

iv, 199, 65 pp. Two works in one volume, color frontispiece by Anne Merriman Peck. ABOUT THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER: "A fairy tale of what happened to two men who tried to get rich in evil ways and of how the fortune they sought came to their younger brother, whose kind and loving heart prompted him to right action. Widely regarded as a masterpiece of 19th century stories for children." ABOUT A DOG OF FLANDERS: "tells the moving story of Nello, a gentle boy with aspirations of becoming a painter, and Patrasche - his devoted Belgian work dog. The two, along with Nello's grandfather, live in a little village near Antwerp where Nello's idol, the artist Rubens, once worked. Nello and Patrasche suffer countless hardships - poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection. But they persevere in the face of adversity, up to their tragic, bittersweet end."