A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys is a children's book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he rewrites myths from Greek mythology. It was followed by a sequel, Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls. The stories are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an estate in Lenox, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne lived for a time. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys covers the myths of The Gorgon's Head The Golden Touch The Paradise of Children The Three Golden Apples The Miraculous Pitcher The Chimara Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls includes the myths of: The Minotaur The Pygmies The Dragon's Teeth "Circe's Palace The Pomegranate Seed The Golden Fleece

 

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J. M. D. Meiklejohn (1830-1902) was a Scottish educator and the author of many textbooks on language and literacy. Walter Crane (1845 1915) was an artist and book illustrator and part of the Arts and Crafts style of late Victorian illustrated literature that still influences nursery rhymes and children's stories. Nathanial Hawthorne was the author of many classics, such as "The Scarlet Letter "and "The House of Seven Gables. " Maxfield Parrish (July 25, 1870-March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the twentieth century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.