Bibliograph

A wonder book

Type

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A wonder book

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A wonder book

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Summary

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys' is a book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864), and is followed by the sequel, "Tanglewood Tales." It is a masterful re-writing of well-known Greek myths, bringing literary classics to children. The stories are all stories within a story; told by Eustace Bright, a college student from Massachusetts, telling the tales to a group of young listeners. It contains the myths of "The Gorgon's Head," "The Golden Touch," "The Paradise of Children," "The Three Golden Apples," "The Miraculous Pitcher," and "The Chimaera."

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor