Project Gutenberg 2024-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 302 Chapin, Anna Alice 1880 1920 The story of the Rhinegold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) told for young people $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers Publishers, $c1897, pubdate 1900. Part I. The Rhinegold, or Das Rheingold -- Part II. The warrior goddes, or Die Walküre -- Part III. Siegfried -- Part IV. The dusk of the gods, or Götterdämmerung. Charlene Taylor, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Story of the Rhinegold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) Told for Young People" by Anna Alice Chapin is a retelling of Richard Wagner's operatic cycle written in the late 19th century. This work seeks to present the epic narratives of Teutonic mythology in a form accessible to children, emphasizing themes of love, power, and the consequences of greed. The story introduces various legendary characters, including Wotan, the king of the gods, and Alberich, the greedy dwarf, as they interact with magical treasures and face the repercussions of their actions. The opening of the tale sets the stage for an enchanting but foreboding world, focusing on the Rhine maidens who guard a precious gold that grants immense power. As the narrative unfolds, the character of Alberich emerges, driven by his lust for the Rhinegold, which he steals after renouncing love. This act triggers a curse that shadows the subsequent characters and events, leading to conflicts involving gods and other mythical beings. The prelude establishes a rich atmosphere of myth, highlighting the intertwined fates of the characters and hinting at the tragic consequences that will follow their quests for power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/storyofrhinegold00chap/page/n7/mode/2up 20211113105411chapin 1897 US Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature ML Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 220144 2025-07-29T06:55:53.962939 text/html 184881 2024-05-05T20:05:34 text/html 9095291 2025-07-29T06:56:05.996858 application/epub+zip 3043355 2025-07-29T06:55:58.975903 application/epub+zip 527044 2025-07-29T06:55:55.721886 application/epub+zip 3989843 2025-07-29T06:56:09.590871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3961269 2025-07-29T06:56:02.956896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164281 2025-07-29T06:55:52.795946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144148 2024-05-05T20:05:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16364 2025-07-29T06:56:09.797835 application/rdf+xml 24191 2025-07-29T06:55:56.208930 image/jpeg 3395 2025-07-29T06:55:55.961887 image/jpeg 12187586 2025-07-29T06:55:54.639888 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia