Wonder book by hawthorne 1851

Hawthorne finished his next book for children, a rendering of mythological tales entitled a wonder book for girls and boys, in the summer of 1851, the same time that melville was completing mobydick. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It was followed by a sequel, tanglewood tales for boys and girls. A wonderbook for boys and girls by hawthorne, nathaniel 18041864 seller fine editions ltd published 1852 condition fine edition first edition item price. The gorgons head, the golden touch, the paradise of children, the three golden apples. Issued in ticknors good ole brown tcloth, just like hawthorne s previous three romances. Much of hawthorne s writing centres around new england, many works featuring moral allegories with a puritan inspiration. The wonder book for boys and girls 1851, along with its sequel the tanglewood tales 1852, were an attempt by the celebrated novelist nathaniel hawthorne author of the scarlet letter 1850 and the house of the seven gables 1851 to turn the greek myths into something entertaining and edifying to young readers.

He wrote a wonderbook between april and july 1851, adapting six legends most freely from charles antons a classical dictionary 1842. He was born in 1804 in salem, massachusetts, to nathaniel hathorne and the former elizabeth clarke manning. Publication date 1852 topics mythology, classical, short stories, american, short stories, american. Wonderful tales for children illustrated by nathaniel. Hawthorne followed this first collection of greek tales with a sequel, the tanglewood tales in 1853. Here are the stories of king midas, pandora, medusa, hercules, and the other inhabitants of mount olympus told by one of americas greatest writers. Hawthorne s a wonderbook 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. Fields published a version with engravings by hammat billings in 1852. Included are the gorgons head, the golden touch, the paradise of children, the three golden apples, the miraculous pitcher, and the chimaera. Works of nathaniel hawthorne, with introductory notes by george parsons lathrop. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item. Written in 1851 as a moneymaker for the struggling hawthorne, a wonder book has become a favorite for generations of children everywhere.

Everything is included from his three books of stories, twicetold tales 1837, revised 1851, mosses from an old manse 1846, 1854, the snowimage, and other twicetold tales 1851 and from his two books of stories for children based on classical myths, a wonder book for girls and boys 1852 and tanglewood tales 1853along with sixteen. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Wonder book for boys and girls by nathaniel hawthorne. Copytext is volume iv of the riverside edition of the complete works of nathaniel hawthorne, with introductory notes by george parsons. Nathaniel hawthornes tanglewood tales, illustrated by. Even from the data to be obtained by a perusal of his works, the general reader will be likely to infer that hawthorne took a vital interest in childlife. A wonder book for girls and boys hardcover 1851 by nathaniel hawthorne author 3. The wonder book for girls and boys nathaniel hawthorne 18041864. A wonder book for girls and boys 1851 is a childrens book in which hawthorne rewrites myths from greek mythology. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Massachusetts where hawthorne lived for a period, by eustace bright, a williams college student.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. 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 wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. A wonderbook for girls and boys library of congress. Here is the beautiful first english edition of the wonder book. A wonderbook for boys and girls by nathaniel hawthorne. Hawthorne s classic text illustrated by this most beloved of all childrens illustrators. The snowimage, and other twicetold tales is the final collection of short stories published by nathaniel hawthorne in his lifetime, appearing in 1852. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. First published in 1851 by nathaniel hawthorne, a wonderbook for boys and girls is a captivating and classic retelling for children of some of the most famous stories from greek mythology.

Enjoy the childrens storywithinastory introduction and ending. The preface to the wonder book section is dated july 15, 1851. Six legends of greek mythology, retold for children by nathaniel hawthorne. Jul 26, 2018 1851 collection of 32 arthur rackham vintage illustrations hawthornes wonder book instant dig. Nathaniel hawthorne s first wonder book was so well received, he was induced to undertake another within 18 months of finishing the first. A wonderbook for girls and boys 1851 is a childrens mythology collection by american author nathaniel hawthorne in which he retells several greek myths. First edition, first printing, with the misprint lifed for. In promoting hawthorne s wonder book 1922 for the united states market, doran described the book thus. July 4, 1804 may 19, 1864 was an american novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. Bohn on december 22nd, 1851, less than a month later. The project gutenberg ebook of a wonder book for girls.

So although the title page reads 1852 this is actually an 1851 printing. Note that illustrator arthur rackham was not born until 1868. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Editions of a wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel. Hawthorne s a wonder book for girls and boys has gone through many reprintings. A wonder book and tanglewood tales for girls and boys publication.

He was a prodigy, but not such as to illustrate a book 17 years before his. Hawthorne, nathaniel crane, walter rogers, bruce oliver wendell holmes collection library of congress pforzheimer bruce rogers collection library of. This is an illustrated reprinting of a wonder book, which was originally published in 1851. Yet a decade later, in 1851, hawthorne willingly wrote a book for children, a wonder book for girls and boys 1852, and in its preface he described the task of writing the book as one of the most agreeable, of a literary kind 4. Published in hawthorne s a wonder book for girls and boys 1851, this 1883 edition features illustrations by walter crane. A second printing was ordered almost immediately, in december 1851, also dated 1852 but with the misprint on p. His ancestors include john hathorne, the only judge involved in the salem. The first american edition was published by ticknor, reed and fields on november 15th, 1851 and this first english edition was published by henry g. A wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. A wonder book 1851 a wonder book for boys and girls is a classic retelling for children of some of the most famous stories from greek mythology. Nathaniel hawthorne was an american novelist and short story writer. The project gutenberg ebook of a wonder book, by nathaniel. A wonder book for girls and boys library of congress. That is this volume, made up in the same way of greek myths retold with a modern, free, half realistic, half fanciful tonethis collection is the tanglewood tales.