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They lived in the province of Hesse-Cassel, ... and it was from
the peasants in this province that they derived a great many
tales. The best friend they had was the wife of a cowherd, a
woman of about fifty, who had a genius for story-telling.
H.E. SCUDDER.
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL.
A Wonder Book.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Houghton. 3.00
No epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables.
They seem never to have been made; and certainly, so long as man
exists, they can never perish.--_Preface._
Hawthorne wrote comparatively little for children. Let us be thankful
that he did retell with such charm these Greek myths. The full-page
pictures in color are worthy of the stories, which comprise The
Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three
Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera.
HOLBROOK, FLORENCE.
Northland Heroes.
Houghton. .60
For centuries the songs of Homer ... have delighted the (p. 80)
children, young and old, of many lands. But part of our own
heritage, and nearer to us in race and time, are these stories of
the Danish Beowulf and the Swedish Fridthjof.
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