Chapter I: Front Matter

RIVER LEGENDS

OR FATHER THAMES AND FATHER RHINE

By E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen

With Illustrations By Gustave Doré

1875

LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hans and his Prisoner................Frontispiece

The Baron’s Oath.....To face page.............107

The Father of all Giants......................140

Powle’s Advance on the Castle.................242

TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS.

Father Thames and Father Rhine................003

The Messenger.................................005

Father Thames after his Ale...................006

The Boar......................................008

The Boar’s Family.............................010

The Infant Smith..............................013

The Sacrifice of Smith’s Father...............015

Smith in Toad-land............................018

The Snakes....................................022

Bertha the Druidess...........................027

The Road into the Forest......................035

The Last of the Boar..........................046

The Baroness and her back hair................056

Father Rhine and his Elves....................059

The River-Demon Thief.........................064

The Greedy Child..............................067

The Devilet...................................072

Martha rousing the Peasants...................078

Father Rhine and the three Baronesses.........081

The Swan-sisters..............................084

Crazy Timothy.................................092

The Old Harper................................097

She keeps the Pigs............................115

She watches the Battle........................132

Giants Mountain-building......................143

Bramble-buffer Storm-making...................148

He uproots the Tree...........................153

Hans sent aloft...............................163

Hans in the Giant’s Mouth.....................166

The Mouth Fortified...........................167

The Giant weeps...............................170

The Giant’s Release...........................173

The Castle....................................181

Mannikins at Play.............................187

Goody Tickleback’s Steed......................188

Flight of the Witches.........................202

The Sea-serpent...............................225

Father Rhine’s Retreat........................252

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RIVER LEGENDS

OR

FATHER THAMES AND FATHER RHINE