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Hawthorne 2.0
Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
(2010)
Abstract
At the risk of beginning with a twice-told tale, over almost two decades Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote and published a wide range of works intended for a children's reading audience. These included six books: Grandfather's Chair (1840, dated 1841), Liberty Tree (1841), and Famous Old People (1841), which focused on tensions between England and its Massachusetts colonies from Puritan arrival to the American Revolution; Biographical Stories for Children (1842), which sketched the childhood of well-known historical figures; and A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1852) and Tanglewood Tales, For Girls and Boys; Being A Second Wonder Book (1853), the first published retellings of Greek myths in English for children. (1) Hawthorne also published shorter pieces for children such as "The Gentle Boy" (1832), "Little Annie's Ramble" (1834/1835), "Little Daffydowndilly" (1843), "A Good Man's Miracle" (1844), and "The Snow Image" (1849). Additionally, he served as ghostwriter for a book in Samuel Griswold Goodrich's educational Peter Parley series, the two volume Peter Parley's Universal History on the Basis of Geography, for the Use of Families (1836); he also worked as editor for Goodrich's American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge from January through June 1836, editing the March through August issues of that year.
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Publication Date
Spring 2010
Publisher Statement
Published by the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society
Citation Information
Laura Laffrado. "Hawthorne 2.0" Nathaniel Hawthorne Review Vol. 36 Iss. 1 (2010) p. 28 - 46 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laura-laffrado/8/