The gold thread
Subtitle: a story for the young
By: by the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., Glasgow, Scotland ; illustrated by J.D. Watson, Gourlay Steell, and J. MacWhirter
Contributors: Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892, illustrator; Steele, Gourlay, 1819-1894, illustrator; MacWhirter, John, 1839-1911, illustrator; Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904, author
Series: Carters' fireside library; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Fireside library (Robert Carter & Brothers); Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Robert Carter & Brothers
Published: 1861
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
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: Publisher's catalogue follows text.

Illustrations engraved and signed by Avery.

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