作者	NathanielHawthorne
出版社	TorClassics
出版时间	2003-12-01

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TorClassicsareaffordably-pricededitionsdesignedtoattracttheyoungreader.Originaldynamiccoverartenthusiasticallyrepresentstheexcitementofeachstory.Appropriate"readerfriendly"typesizeshavebeenchosenforeachtitle—offeringclear,accurate,andreadabletext.Alleditionsarecompleteandunabridged,andfeatureIntroductionsandAfterwords.ThiseditionofAWonderBookforGirlsandBoysincludesaForeword,BiographicalNote,andAfterwordbyEileenCharbonneau.Thousandsofyearsago,whenmonstersroamedtheearthandmagicrulestheworld,theGreekssetsailamongtheislandsoftheAegeanSeainsearchofincrediblerichesandfantasticadventures...adventuresthatwouldbecomelegendary.TheGorgons:cruelwitcheswithsnakesforhair.Midas:everythinghetouchedturnedtogold...evenpeople.Hercules:thegreatestheroofalltime.Chimaera:partlion,partgoat,partsnake--butallmonster!Pegasus:themagicalflyinghorse.TheseareonlyafewofthefabulousheroesandmonstersinthecollectionofclassicGreekadventuresretoldespeciallyforyoungpeoplebyoneoftheworld'sgreatestauthors.