THE STORY OF THE RHINEGOLD

(DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN)

Told for Young People

BY

ANNA ALICE CHAPIN

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS 1900

Copyright, 1897, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved.

TO THE MASTER’S DAUGHTER EVA WAGNER WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR HER KINDNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK Is Dedicated