An edition of A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1851)

A wonder book for girls & boys

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An edition of A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1851)

A wonder book for girls & boys

  • 3.9 (7 ratings) ·
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  • 4 Currently reading
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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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Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
210

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Cover of: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
2018-10-13, LibriVox
in English
Cover of: Cuando la tierra era niña
Cuando la tierra era niña
2017-07-28, Project Gutenberg
in Spanish
Cover of: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
2015-09-12, LibriVox
in English
Cover of: A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys
A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys
2010-05-03, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: Cuando la Tierra Era Nina
Cuando la Tierra Era Nina
September 2003, Panamericana Editorial
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: Le Premier Livre des merveilles
Le Premier Livre des merveilles
March 31, 1996, Pocket Jeunesse
Mass Market Paperback
Cover of: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
1936, Rand McNally & Company
in English
Cover of: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
1893, Houghton, Mifflin & Company
in English
Cover of: A wonder book for girls & boys
A wonder book for girls & boys
1883, Houghton, Mifflin
in English
Cover of: A Wonder Book
A Wonder Book
1883, Copp Clark Company Limited
in English
Cover of: The Wonder Book
The Wonder Book
1851, H.M. Caldwell Co., Publishers
in English

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Table of Contents

The Gorgon's head.
The golden touch.
The paradise of children.
The three golden apples.
The miraculous pitcher.
The Chimaera.

Edition Notes

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Published in
Boston
Genre
Juvenile literature.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
292/.2/11
Library of Congress
PZ8.1.H318 W12

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 210 p., [19] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
210

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5230434M
Internet Archive
awonderbookforg01unkngoog
LCCN
75300414
Library Thing
69815

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September 30, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot fix TOC
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July 1, 2020 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
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