Questia read the fulltext online edition of a wonder book for girls and boys 1895. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf. In this collection you will find the stories of the gorgons head, the golden touch, the paradise of children, the three golden apples, the miraculous pitcher, and the. A wonderbook for girls and boys with engravings by baker from designs by billings. A wonder book for girls and boys, by nathaniel hawthorne full audiobook a yankee student stays at a country house called tanglewood during a golden new england fall. From the preface a wonder book for girls and boys, vol.
Using a fictional narrator who tells engrossing stories to his young relatives on quiet hillsides, in secluded vales, and other attractive settings, nathaniel hawthorne draws his readers into. A wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. Hawthornes classic text illustrated by this most beloved of all childrens illustrators. Nathaniel hawthorne 18041864 a yankee student stays at a country house called tanglewood during a golden new england fall. In promoting hawthornes wonder book 1922 for the united states market, doran described the book thus. Find a wonder book by hawthorne, nathaniel at biblio. Six legends of greek mythology, retold for children by nathaniel hawthorne. Included are the gorgons head, the golden touch, the paradise of children, the three golden apples, the miraculous pitcher, and the chimaera. A wonder book for girls and boys is basically a retelling of 6 popular greek stories the gorgons head, the golden touch, the paradise of children, the three golden apples, the miraculous pitcher and the chimaera. Heroes and monsters of greek mythology dover childrens evergreen classics nathaniel hawthorne. In 1838, hawthorne suggested to henry wadsworth longfellow that they collaborate on a story for children based on the legend of the pandoras box, but this never materialized.
A wonder book teeming with monsters, magic, and adventure, this captivating childrens classic by one of americas greatest writers retells six legendary tales of incredible warriors and evil creatures. A wonder book for girls and boys version 2 by nathaniel. In the present version they have lost much of their classical aspect or, at all events, the author has not been careful to preserve it, and have, perhaps, assumed a gothic or romantic guise. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The project gutenberg ebook of a wonder book for girls. It truly is a wonder book, full of high fantasy, thrilling action, and the inimitable imagery of a master.
A wonder book hawthornes wonder book illustrated by arthur rackham. A wonder book nathaniel hawthorne illustrated by milo winter rand mcnally, chicagonew york 19 1st edition1st printing thus the windermere series hardocver. Wonderbook for girls and boys first edition nathaniel. A wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne, 9780486432090, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A wonder book for girls and boys version 2 by nathaniel hawthorne 1804 1864 genres. Also available in digital form on the library of congress web site. See all books authored by nathaniel hawthorne, including the scarlet letter, and the house of the seven gables, and more on. Give us some more stories, telling of warrirs bold, and beautiful girls with wayward curls, and dukes and barons and kings and earls. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Enjoy the childrens storywithinastory introduction and ending. A wonder book for girls and boys, by nathaniel hawthorne. Read in english by clive catterall a yankee student stays at a country house called tanglewood during a golden new england fall.
The gorgons head the golden touch the paradise of children the three golden apples the miraculous pitcher the chimaera. Unless stated otherwise, our books will contain signs of wear and age which is normal within this category. Indeed as hopkins writes in gods grandeur, there lives the dearest freshness deep down thingsan idea that also infuses hawthornes version of six of the most famous classical myths. Massachusetts where hawthorne lived for a period, by eustace bright, a williams college student. A wonder book and tanglewood tales by nathaniel hawthorne. The stories are written in the storywithinastory format and in this way, the author has involved a brilliant framing device. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. A wonderbook for boys and girls is a classic retelling for children of some of the most famous stories from greek mythology. A wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne, paperback barnes. Tanglewood tales for boys and girls 1853 is a book by american author nathaniel hawthorne, a sequel to a wonderbook for girls and boys. Nathaniel hawthornes a wonder book crisis magazine.
This first edition by nathaniel hawthorne is available at bauman rare books. Wonderbook for girls and boys first edition nathaniel hawthorne. A wonderbook for girls and boys everymans library childrens classics series 9780679436430. It is a rewriting of wellknown greek myths in a volume for children. A wonder book and tanglewood tales for girls and boys by. A wonderbook for girls and boys this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Nathaniel hawthorne 18041864 is considered to be one of the greatest american authors of the nineteenth century. Hawthornes a wonderbook for girls and boys retells some of the most famous ancient greek myths. Librivox recording of a wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. Though geared towards boys and girls, hawthorne explains in his introduction that children possess an unestimated sensibility to whatever is deep or high, in. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The student, as much to amuse himself as to amuse the children. Listen to wonder book audiobook by nathaniel hawthorne.
The gorgons head the golden touch the paradise of children the three golden apples the miraculous pitcher. This is the perfect book for students who love the percy jackson books, want more greek mythology told in fleshedout, lyrical stories and are capable of more complex writing. Hawthorne, nathaniel crane, walter rogers, bruce oliver wendell holmes collection library of congress pforzheimer bruce rogers collection library of congress date. He wrote a wonder book between april and july 1851, adapting six legends most freely from charles antons a classical dictionary 1842. A wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. Give us some more stories, telling of warrirs bold, and beautiful girls with wayward. Crisis magazine is an educational apostolate that uses media and technology to bring the genius of catholicism to business, politics, culture, and family life. Illustrated by walter crane illustrated and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Small 4to fine no jacket original green cloth later editions are blue cloth with gilt titles on cover and spinecolor pasteon knight on pegasus fighting 3 headed dragon. An exceptional copy of hawthornes first celebrated childrens book, a wonderbook for girls and boys hawthorne, nathaniel. A wonder book and tanglewood tales for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Hawthorne, nathaniel published by london hodder and stoughton 1922 1922.
Small 4to fine no jacket original green cloth later editions are blue cloth with gilt titles on cover and spinecolor pasteon knight on pegasus fighting 3 headed dragon pasteon is without flaw, clean and beautiful books is clean, square and tight 254pp with green illustrated endpapers po bookplate on inner front. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. It features classic illustrations, an elegant bondedleather binding, distinctive gilt edging, and a satinribbon bookmark. Wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. A wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne, 1895 online research library. A nice first edition of this rare and soughtafter large. Published in hawthornes a wonder book for girls and boys 1851, this 1883 edition features illustrations by walter crane. They all dwell in the original wonder book of gods handiwork and mother natures creation. Wonder book by hawthorne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A wonderbook for girls and boys 1851 is a childrens book by american author nathaniel hawthorne in which he retells several greek myths.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. My recent time with hawthorne and hawthorne scholarship has made me cautious about taking anything hawthorne said about himself at face value, but i am inclined to agree with him when he remarked that the wonder book was some of his best work. Heroes and monsters of greek mythology dover childrens evergreen classics by nathaniel hawthorne and a great selection of related books, art. Nathaniel hawthorne 1804 1864 a yankee student stays at a country house called tanglewood during a golden new england fall.