| A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys: Illustrated Contributor(s): Crane, Walter (Illustrator), Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523359641 ISBN-13: 9781523359646 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.57 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys is a children's book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he rewrites myths from Greek mythology. They are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an estate in Lenox, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne lived for a time. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys covers the myths of, The Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chim ra. |