During six weeks of the summer of 1851 the "Wonder-Book" was written. It is a children's book, made up of classic legends, re-told for them, and set in a slight frame-work, as entertainment given to a company of children at Tanglewood, a Hawthorne family residence in Berkshire.Contents:The Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe Chimera
This is the extended annotated edition including a rare and extensive biographical essay on the author as well as a wealth of beautiful illustrations by Walter Crane.
During six weeks of the summer of 1851 the "Wonder-Book" was written. It is a children's book, made up of classic legends, re-told for them, and set in a slight frame-work, as entertainment given to a company of children at Tanglewood, a Hawthorne family residence in Berkshire.
Contents:
The Gorgon's Head
The Golden Touch
The Paradise Of Children
The Three Golden Apples
The Miraculous Pitcher
The Chimera
