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Wonder Book for Girls and Boys

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ISBN-10: 0195145763

ISBN-13: 9780195145762

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nathaniel. Hawthorne, Walter Crane, Ola d'Aulaire, Joel Pfister

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/5/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.70" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.320

Joel Pfister is Professor of American Studies and English at Wesleyan University. He has written three books, including Individuality Incorporated: Indians and the Multicultural Modern (Duke University Press, 2004), and is a coeditor of Inventing the Psychological: Toward a Cultural History of Emotional Life in America (Yale University Press, 1997).

The Gorgon's Head
Tanglewood Porch--Introductory to The Gorgon's Head
The Gorgon's Head
Tanglewood Porch--After the Story
The Golden Touch
Shadow Brook--Introductory to The Golden Touch
The Golden Touch
Shadow Brook--After the Story
The Paradise of Children
Tanglewood Play-Room--Introductory to The Paradise of Children
The Paradise of Children
Tanglewood Play-Room--After the Story
The Three Golden Apples
Tanglewood Fireside--Introductory to The Three Golden Apples
The Three Golden Apples
Tanglewood Fireside--After the Story
The Miraculous Pitcher
The Hill-Side--Introductory to the Miraculous Pitcher
The Miraculous Pitcher
The Hill-Side--After the Story
The Chimaera
Bald-Summit--Introductory to The Chimaera
The Chimaera
Bald-Summit--After the Story
List of Designs
Half-Title
Frontispiece--Bellerophon on Pegasus
Title
Preface
Tailpiece
Contents
List of Designs
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Tanglewood Porch
The Gorgon's Head--Headpiece
Perseus and the Graiae
Perseus armed by the Nymphs
Perseus and the Gorgons
Perseus showing the Gorgon's Head
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Tanglewood Porch, After the Story
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Shadow Brook
The Golden Touch--Headpiece
The Stranger appearing to Midas
Midas' Daughter turned to Gold
Midas with the Pitcher
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Shadow Brook, After the Story
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Tanglewood Play-Room
Tailpiece
The Paradise of Children--Headpiece
Pandora wonders at the Box
Pandora desires to open the Box
Pandora opens the Box
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Tanglewood Play-Room, After the Story
Headpiece--Tanglewood Fireside
Tailpiece
The Three Golden Apples--Headpiece
Hercules and the Nymphs
Hercules and the Old Man of the Sea
Hercules and Atlas
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Tanglewood Fireside, After the Story
Tailpiece
Headpiece--The Hill-Side
Tailpiece
The Miraculous Pitcher--Headpiece
Philemon and Baucis
The Strangers in the Village
The Strangers entertained
Tailpiece
Headpiece--The Hill-Side, After the Story
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Bald Summit
Tailpiece
The Chimaera--Headpiece
Bellerophon at the Fountain
Bellerophon slays the Chimaera
Tailpiece
Headpiece--Bald Summit, After the Story
Tailpiece