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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.--_Preface._

These simple versions of saga and epic recount for our children the
bravery and endurance of a ruder age.

HOUGHTON, L. (S.).
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales.
Illustrated by W.T. Benda.
Scribner. 1.50

Slavonic folk-stories told by a Russian peasant to her little
grandson, with the village life of Southern Russia as a
background. Based on Dr. Frederich Kraus's German collection of
Tales and Legends of South Slavonia.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

Children will love to dwell for a time in Russia with the boy who was
always saying "Tell me a story, little grandmamma." The character of
the grandmother is drawn in a measure from that of Dr. Kraus's peasant
mother, who was, though illiterate, intelligent and learned in the
wonder-lore of her people.

JACOBS, JOSEPH (Editor).
Celtic Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 1.25

I have endeavored to include in this volume the best and most
typical stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic
folk-tale, Campbell, Kennedy, Hyde, and Curtin, and to these I
have added the best tales scattered elsewhere.... In making (p. 81)
my selection, and in all doubtful points of treatment, I have had
resource to the wide knowledge of my friend Mr. Alfred Nutt in all
bran