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A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864).

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THE author has long been of opinion that many of the classical myths were capable of being rendered into very capital reading for children. In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view. A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but they remain essentially the same, after changes that would affect the identity of almost anything else. (Lenox - from the Preface (July 15, 1851)
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Post by aradlaw »

One MW coming right up. :D
I've shortened the filename, etc... I'll wait until you see this before moving over to Short Works.
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Post by ej400 »

Thank you.

Also I think it might be better to go to Readers Wanted Books, because there are some chapters that are 8000+ words, so I broke them into two.

Thank you so much. :D
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Point taken. :)
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You are down as DPL. :wink: (5th line in the MW)
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Post by annise »

Elijah - Before you get too far - the title is incorrect - it should be a wonder book for girls and boys , so you'll need to change the file titles too, And ask your MC to change the database entry

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annise wrote:Elijah - Before you get too far - the title is incorrect - it should be a wonder book for girls and boys , so you'll need to change the file titles too, And ask your MC to change the database entry

Anne
Done.
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I will PL those sections for you :wink: Please up me down for sections 17 & 18.
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Post by 2peltons »

May I read the first 4 sections?

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