Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
A wonder-book for girls and boys. The whole history of grandfathers chair
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneA wonder-book for girls and boys. Grandfather's chair
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneA Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851) is a children's book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he retells several Greek myths. It was followed by a sequel, Tanglewood Tales.The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an area in Lenox, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne lived for a time. All the tales are modified from the original myths.The Gorgon's Head - recounts the story of Perseus killing Medusa at the request of the king of the island, Polydectes.The Golden Touch - recounts the story of King Midas and his "Golden Touch".The Paradise of Children - recounts the story of Pandora opening the box filled with all of mankind's Troubles.The Three Golden Apples - recounts the story of Heracles procuring the Three Golden Apples from the Hesperides' orchard, with the help of Atlas.The Miraculous Pitcher - recounts the story of Baucis and Philemon providing food and shelter to two strangers who were Zeus and "Quicksilver" (Hermes) in disguise. Baucis and Philemon were rewarded by the gods for their kindness; they were promised never to live apart from one another.The Chimæra - recounts the story of Bellerophon taming Pegasus and killing the Chimæra.
A Wonder-book for Girls and Boys
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN: 9783736405578
Category : Literatura norteamericana
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Retells the following Greek myths: "The Gorgon's 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 by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 classic collection of short stories. A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys is Hawthorne's re-writing of well-known Greek myths for children. Included in this volume
A Wonder-book for Girls and Boys
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Classical
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 classic collection of short stories. A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys is Hawthorne's re-writing of well-known Greek myths for children. Included in this volume
WONDER-BK TANGLEWOOD TALES & G
Author: Nathaniel 1804-1864 HawthornePublisher:
ISBN: 9781363886333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851) is a children's book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he retells several Greek myths.
A Wonder Book
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717038180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls is a classic retelling for children of some of the most famous stories from Greek mythology. In this collection you will find the stories of The Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimæra. Hawthorne's A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls is an excellent collection of stories of adventure and fantasy which serves as a great introduction to Greek mythology for younger readers.