vi, 233 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece, black-and-white plates. A collection of stories for young readers by the author of The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. Includes: Preface; The Gorgon's Head; The Golden Touch; The Paradise of Children; The Three Golden Apples; The Miraculous Pitcher; The Chimaera.
