A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walter Crane (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 December 1996

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Here are the stories of King Midas, Pandora, Medusa, Hercules, and the other inhabitants of Mount Olympus told by one of America's greatest writers. Written in 1851 as a money-maker for the struggling Hawthorne, A Wonder Book has become a favorite for generations of children everywhere. Hawthorne's mastery of adventure and his command of narrative and character open a child's mind to the wondrous landscapes of ancient mythology in stories such as "The Gorgon's Head" and "The Three Golden Apples." Oxford has created a beautiful and memorable edition of this classic children's text with illustrations by famed book artist Walter Crane, whose full-color plates and decorative art originally accompanied the text in the late 1800s. An introduction by Ola d'Aulaire, son of the creators of D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, sets the stage for the young reader, and an afterword for adults by Hawthorne scholar Joel Pfister places A Wonder Book in Hawthorne's body of work and in historical context, conveying the strength of its romantic imagination in the face of the encroaching Industrial Revolution. Adults and collectors will find this major new edition a treasure and their children will happily enter a world of magic and imagination, led by one of the greatest American storytellers.

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The Gorgon's Head
Tanglewood Porch--Introductory to The Gorgon's Head	p. 15
The Gorgon's Head	p. 21
Tanglewood Porch--After the Story	p. 57
The Golden Touch
Shadow Brook--Introductory to The Golden Touch	p. 60
The Golden Touch	p. 64
Shadow Brook--After the Story	p. 90
The Paradise of Children
Tanglewood Play-Room--Introductory to The Paradise of Children	p. 94
The Paradise of Children	p. 99
Tanglewood Play-Room--After the Story	p. 124
The Three Golden Apples
Tanglewood Fireside--Introductory to The Three Golden Apples	p. 126
The Three Golden Apples	p. 133
Tanglewood Fireside--After the Story	p. 163
The Miraculous Pitcher
The Hill-Side--Introductory to the Miraculous Pitcher	p. 167
The Miraculous Pitcher	p. 171
The Hill-Side--After the Story	p. 200
The Chimaera
Bald-Summit--Introductory to The Chimaera	p. 202
The Chimaera	p. 206
Bald-Summit--After the Story	p. 238
List of Designs
Half-Title	p. 1
Frontispiece--Bellerophon on Pegasus	p. 2
Title	p. 3
Preface	p. 8
Tailpiece	p. 9
Contents	p. 11
List of Designs	p. 12
Tailpiece	p. 13
Headpiece--Tanglewood Porch	p. 15
The Gorgon's Head--Headpiece	p. 21
Perseus and the Graiae	p. 37
Perseus armed by the Nymphs	p. 42
Perseus and the Gorgons	p. 49
Perseus showing the Gorgon's Head	p. 54
Tailpiece	p. 56
Headpiece--Tanglewood Porch, After the Story	p. 57
Tailpiece	p. 59
Headpiece--Shadow Brook	p. 60
The Golden Touch--Headpiece	p. 64
The Stranger appearing to Midas	p. 69
Midas' Daughter turned to Gold	p. 82
Midas with the Pitcher	p. 87
Tailpiece	p. 89
Headpiece--Shadow Brook, After the Story	p. 90
Tailpiece	p. 93
Headpiece--Tanglewood Play-Room	p. 94
Tailpiece	p. 98
The Paradise of Children--Headpiece	p. 99
Pandora wonders at the Box	p. 102
Pandora desires to open the Box	p. 109
Pandora opens the Box	p. 116
Tailpiece	p. 123
Headpiece--Tanglewood Play-Room, After the Story	p. 124
Headpiece--Tanglewood Fireside	p. 126
Tailpiece	p. 132
The Three Golden Apples--Headpiece	p. 133
Hercules and the Nymphs	p. 137
Hercules and the Old Man of the Sea	p. 146
Hercules and Atlas	p. 153
Tailpiece	p. 162
Headpiece--Tanglewood Fireside, After the Story	p. 163
Tailpiece	p. 166
Headpiece--The Hill-Side	p. 167
Tailpiece	p. 170
The Miraculous Pitcher--Headpiece	p. 171
Philemon and Baucis	p. 172
The Strangers in the Village	p. 177
The Strangers entertained	p. 188
Tailpiece	p. 199
Headpiece--The Hill-Side, After the Story	p. 200
Tailpiece	p. 201
Headpiece--Bald Summit	p. 202
Tailpiece	p. 205
The Chimaera--Headpiece	p. 206
Bellerophon at the Fountain	p. 211
Bellerophon slays the Chimaera	p. 232
Tailpiece	p. 237
Headpiece--Bald Summit, After the Story	p. 238
Tailpiece	p. 242
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