Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
Set in a golden-tinged New England autumn at a country house called Tanglewood, this book unfolds as a young student amuses a lively troop of children by firelight. Rather than inventing tales from whole cloth, he draws from ancient Greek mythology, reshaping the wildest legends into something vivid and strange for young ears. The six stories that follow include 'The Golden Touch,' where a king's wish turns to poison, and 'The Three Golden Apples,' which sends a hero westward into danger. Hawthorne's retellings保持 the original myths' darkness while softening their edges for children, creating something that feels like a fairy tale told by candlelight. The frame story of Tanglewood itself, with its laughing children and cozy domesticity, becomes a kind of sanctuary. More than a simple children's book, this is a meditation on how stories pass between generations, on the magic of being young and surrounded by tales.
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