algo modificadas, más simples, más en forma de cuento. Una gran introducción a los mitos griegos, con unas ilustraciones maravillosas de Walter Crane y Virginia Frances Sterret.Įl libro de las maravillas contiene seis cuentos, historias que todo el mundo conoce, más o menos: Pandora, Atlas y el Jardín de las Hespérides, el Rey Midas, Perseo y la Medusa. His work is considered part of the Romantic movement and includes novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend, the United States President Franklin Pierce. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, leaving behind his wife and their three children. A political appointment took Hawthorne and family to Europe before returning to The Wayside in 1860. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. He worked at a Custom House and joined a Transcendentalist Utopian community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales and became engaged to painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody the next year. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. These classic and timeless stories make for ideal bedtime reading, and they are not to be missed by fans and collectors of Hawthorne's work. It includes the 'Theseus and the Minotaur', 'Antaeus and the Pygmies', 'Dragon's Teeth', 'Circe's Palace', and 'Jason and the Golden Fleece'. 'Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls' (1853) is a sequel to the 'Wonder-Book', and also contains re-written stories of Greek myths.

It includes the 'The Gorgon's Head', 'The Golden Touch', 'The Paradise of Children', 'The Three Golden Apples', 'The Miraculous Pitcher', and 'The Chimæra'.

'A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys' (1851) is a children's book within which Hawthorne rewrites various myths from Greek mythology. This volume contains the complete published works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, including 'A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys' and 'Tanglewood Tales'.

A wonder book and tanglewood tales