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A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys is a collection of six retold Greek myth tales for young readers: The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera. Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne between April and July 1851, the stories were adapted most freely from Charles Anton’s *A Classical Dictionary* (1842). Hawthorne aimed to modernize these myths, removing what he termed “cold moonshine” and crafting them in a romantic, readable style that, while criticized by some adults, became universally popular with children. The book features full-color illustrations throughout by Arthur Rackham.
First publish date: 1851
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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