Biographical Stories for Children

King Midas and the golden touch, Pandora's box, Perseus and the Gorgon: six Greek myths told by a student to a group of children. With Walter Crane's illustrations.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The sequel to A Wonder Book, with Theseus and the Minotaur, Jason and the Golden Fleece and Proserpina in the underworld. This edition keeps the full-color illustrations of the original.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

An old armchair passes from hand to hand through two centuries of Massachusetts history, from the Puritans to the Revolution. A grandfather tells its story to his grandchildren, one owner at a time.

Nathaniel Hawthorne