| A Wonder book and tanglewood Tales for girls and boys: With original illustrations Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798727863404 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $11.51 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.04 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys, collection of children's stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1853. The book comprises six Greek myths that Hawthorne bowdlerized. Written as a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851), Tanglewood Tales is more serious than its lighthearted predecessor. The tales are "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seeds," and "The Golden Fleece." Because Hawthorne considered the original myths to be impure and inappropriate for his readership, he altered such stories as the seduction of Ariadne by Theseus and the abduction of Persephone by Pluto. |