A wonder book
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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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.
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Classical Mythology, Juvenile literature, Greek Mythology, Children's stories, American, Spanish language materials, Fairy tales, Mitología griega, Literatura juvenil, Mythologie grecque, Mythologie ancienne, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Study and teaching, Mythology, greek, juvenile literature, Mythology, Mythology, classical, Mythology, classical, juvenile literature, Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature, Mythology, GreekPlaces
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Imprint date from references.
Latimore & Briggs. Arthur Rackham, a bibliography, p. 55.
RBC PZ8.1.H31 W53 1922 c. 1: Binding: Bound in red publisher's cloth with gilt pictorial stamping and gilt and blind lettering illustrated endpapers. Vignette t.p. (the design also used on the endpapers). Sixteen of the plates mounted and accompanied by g.
RBC Binding: Bound in red publisher's cloth with gilt pictorial stamping and gilt and blind lettering; illustrated endpapers.
RBC Signature: [Pi]4 A4-2C4[$1 signed (-[Pi]1)]
RBC: Vignette t.p. (the design also used on the endpapers).
RBC: Sixteen of the plates mounted and accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpres. Eight non-mounted plated with block prints.
RBC: Plates between p. 80 and 81 and 192 and 193 loose.
RBC: Head and tail pieces.
RBC: "Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable Ltd. at the Edinburgh University Press"--P. [208].
RBC: Bookplate inscribed by Eleanor R. Pearsall on front pasted-down flyleaf.
RBC: Inscription on front free flyleaf--"To Nell from Reg: Christmas 1922."
RBC: Gift of Eleanor R. Pearsall.
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| February 17, 2021 | Edited by Carol Spears | wd, a.rackham |
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