A Wonder-Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1909 - Routledge Vintage And the hearth-fire and the

And the hearth-fire and the home-acre

Miranda saw something moving there--was it a spider--a moth

This edition is beautifully presented with illustrations from Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Although the subject is old age and death - a suitable subject to tackle at the age of sixty-five - and though an excellent Swedish critic described the novel justly as “laughter in the shadow of the gallows''

A Wonder-Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1909 - Routledge Vintage And the hearth-fire and theTitle: A Wonder Book for girls and boys Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Publisher: Routledge Publication Date: Undated but prize sticker states 1909 Format: Hardcover Condition: This book is in a fair condition for its age. The publisher's page, frontispiece illustration and the preface are loose. The boards are worn and have markings. The pages are browning. There is a prize sticker on the inside board. Reader's note This truly beautiful book can take