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“Há bastante tempo, o autor tem a opinião de que muitos dos mitos clássicos poderiam se tornar uma excelente leitura para crianças. Neste pequeno livro, ora oferecido ao público, trabalhou em meia dúzia deles, com esse objetivo em vista. Ter grande liberdade de tratamento das histórias era necessário a seu plano; mas será observado, por todos que tentarem tornar maleáveis essas lendas em sua fornalha intelectual, que elas são maravilhosamente independentes de todos os modos e circunstâncias temporários. Elas permanecem essencialmente as mesmas depois de mudanças que afretariam a identidade de quase qualquer outra coisa.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales and became engaged to Sophia Peabody the next year. He worked at a Custom House and joined a Transcendentalist Utopian community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, l