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Edition perfect as a gift. "The snow-storm lasted another day; but what became of it afterwards, I cannot possibly imagine. At any rate, it entirely cleared away during the night; and when the sun arose the next morning, it shone brightly down on as bleak a tract of hill-country here in Berkshire, as could be seen anywhere in the world. The frost-work had so covered the window-panes that it was hardly possible to get a glimpse at the scenery outside. But, while waiting for breakfast, the small populace of Tanglewood had scratched peep-holes with their finger-nails, and saw with vast delight that - unless it were one or two bare patches on a precipitous hill-side, or the gray effect of the snow, intermingled with the black pine forest - all nature was as white as a sheet. How exceedingly pleasant! And, to make it all the better, it was cold enough to nip one's nose short off! If people have but life enough in them to bear it, there is nothing that so raises the spirits, and makes the blood ripple and dance so nimbly, like a brook down the slope of a hill, as a bright, hard frost."

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...the whole day long), and would not have known the loveliness of the winter «unset among the hills. When the sun was fairly down, our friend Eustace went home to eat his supper. After the meal waa over, he betook himself to the study, with a purpose, I rather imagine, to write an ode, or two or three sonnets, or verses of some kind or other, in praise of the purple and golden clouds which he had seen around the setting sun. But, before he had hammered out the very first rhyme, the door opened, and Primrose and Periwinkle made their appearance. "Go away, children! I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers. "What in the world do you want here? I thought you were all in bed!" "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.' "And he seems to forget that I am now thirteen years old, and may sit up almost as late as I please. But, Cousin Eustace, you must put off your airs, and come with us to the drawing-room The children have talked Bo much about your stories, that my father wishes to hear one of them, in order to judge whether they are likely to do any mischief." "Poh, poh, Primrose!" exclaimed the student, rather vexed. "I don't believe I can tell one of my stories in the presence of grown people. Besidee, your father is a classical scholar; not that I am much afraid of his scholarship, neither, for I doubt not it ia as rusty as an old case-knife, by this time. Eut then he will be sure to quarrel with the admirable nonsense that I put into these stories, out of my own head, and which makes the great charm of the matter for children, like yourself. No man of fifty, who has read the classical myths in his you...

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The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an area in Lenox, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne lived for a time. All the tales are modified from the original myths."Midas' Daughter Turned to Gold" by Walter Crane, illustrating the Midas myth for an 1893 editionA Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys covers the myths ofThe Gorgon's Head - recounts the story of Perseus killing Medusa at the request of the king of the island, Polydectes.The Golden Touch - recounts the story of King Midas and his "Golden Touch".The Paradise of Children - recounts the story of Pandora opening the box filled with all of mankind's Troubles.The Three Golden Apples - recounts the story of Heracles procuring the Three Golden Apples from the Hesperides' orchard, with the help of Atlas.The Miraculous Pitcher - recounts the story of Baucis and Philemon providing food and shelter to two strangers who were Zeus and "Quicksilver" (Hermes) in disguise. Baucis and Philemon were rewarded by the gods for their kindness; they were promised never to live apart from one another.The Chimæra - recounts the story of Bellerophon taming Pegasus and killing the Chimæra.

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