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This edition of A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Eileen Charbonneau.
Thousands of years ago, when monsters roamed the earth and magic rules the world, the Greeks set sail among the islands of the Aegean Sea in search of incredible riches and fantastic adventures...adventures that would become legendary.
The Gorgons: cruel witches with snakes for hair.
Midas: everything he touched turned to gold...even people.
Hercules: the greatest hero of all time.
Chimaera: part lion, part goat, part snake--but all monster!
Pegasus: the magical flying horse.
These are only a few of the fabulous heroes and monsters in the collection of classic Greek adventures retold especially for young people by one of the world's greatest authors. --此文字指本書的不再付印或絕版版本。
作者簡介
Nathaniel Hawthorne,Born on the 4th of July in 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne's roots went deep into the soil of America. One of his ancestors was a judge at the infamous Salem witchcraft trials of 1692-1693. Some Hawthorne scholars suggest that this connection-and perhaps some lingering guilt on Hawthorne's part for his ancestor's role in the trials-led him to his study of Puritan intolerance that inspired his greatest work, The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850. Not only was this a critical success, but it provided Hawthorne his first real-and lasting--economic success as well. --此文字指本書的不再付印或絕版版本。
目錄
The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne
FOREWORD
PREFACE
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 BROox-Introductory to "The Golden touch"
THE GOLDEN TOUCH
SHADOW BRoox-After the Story
THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN
TANGLEWOOD PLAY-ROOM-Introductory "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 Miracu- lous Pitcher"
THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER
THE HILL-SIDE-After the Story
THE CHIMfERA
BALD-SUMMIT-Introductory to "The Chimxra"
THE CHIMIERA
BALD-summIT-After the Story --此文字指本書的不再付印或絕版版本。