The gold thread
Subtitle: a story for the young
By: by the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., one of Her Majesty's Chaplains
Contributors: Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892, illustrator; Paterson, Robert, active 1860-1899, engraver; Steele, Gourlay, 1819-1894, illustrator; MacWhirter, John, 1839-1911, illustrator
Edition: [Eighth edition].
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Alexander Strahan
Published: 1867
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Christian life; Juvenile fiction; Children; Conduct of life; Early works to 1800; Brigands and robbers; Obedience
Description: Eric's father sets him the task of following a gold thread through a dark forest past many dangers to a beautiful castle where all of his family were waiting.
Notes: Illustrations engraved by Dalziel or R. Paterson after J.D. Watson, Gourlay Steele, and J. MacWhirter.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.