Nathaniel Hawthorne

The sexton stood in the porch of Milford meeting-house, pulling busily at the bell-rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children, with bright faces, tripped merrily beside their parents, or mimicked a graver gait, in the conscious dignity of their Sunday clothes. Spruce bachelors looked …

The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales is the final collection of short stories published by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his lifetime, appearing in 1852.

Le Livre des merveilles est un recueil de nouvelles pour enfants de Nathaniel Hawthorne publié en 1852. Il y réécrit plusieurs récits de la mythologie grecque. Ce recueil a été suivi en 1853 d'un ouvrage similaire, Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls, qui reprend des mythes différents. Le Livre des merveilles se …