Published in 1853, this sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1852) features Hawthorne’s exciting retellings of Greek myths. The contents include ‘The Minotaur, ‘ ‘The Pygmies, ‘ ‘The Dragon’s Teeth, ‘ ‘Circe’s Palace, ‘ ‘The Pomegranate Seed, ‘ and ‘The Golden Fleece.’ Hawthorne makes these already great heroes bigger than life.
About the author
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were notable for their strong moral focus, hatred of hypocrisy, and a use of symbolism so lush and Romantic as to almost constitute in itself a counter-argument to any morality but art for art’s sake.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 302 ● ISBN 9781411435834 ● File size 0.7 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862568 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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