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A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys about?

Six legends of Greek mythology, retold for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Included are The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera. In 1838, Hawthorne suggested to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that they collaborate on a story for children based on the legend of the Pandora’s Box, but this never materialized. He wrote A Wonder Book between April and July 1851, adapting six legends most freely from Charles Anton’s A Classical Dictionary (1842). He set out deliberately to “modernize” the stories, freeing them from what he called “cold moonshine” and using a romantic, readable style that was criticized by adults but proved universally popular with children. With full-color illustrations throughout by Arthur Rackham.

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran

Published

1928

Language

EN

Subjects

Children'S, Juvenile