Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1842 book for children, in which Edward, a boy kept in a dark room by an eye illness, hears about the lives of Newton, Franklin,…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1842 book for children, in which Edward, a boy kept in a dark room by an eye illness, hears about the lives of Newton, Franklin, Cromwell, Samuel Johnson and others. The full English text is here.
Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1842 book for children, in which Edward, a boy kept in a dark room by an eye illness, hears about the lives of Newton, Franklin,…
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TRUE STORIES OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY By Nathaniel Hawthorne BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES CONTENTS: BENJAMIN WEST. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. SAMUEL JOHNSON. OLIVER CROMWELL. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. QUEEN CHRISTINA. BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES This small volume and others of a similar character, from the same hand, have not been composed without a deep sense of responsibility. The author regards children as sacred, and
Pagera Editor's Note
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1842 book for children, in which Edward, a boy kept in a dark room by an eye illness, hears about the lives of Newton, Franklin, Cromwell, Samuel Johnson and others. The full English text is here.
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