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Tanglewood tales for girls and boys; being a second Wonderbook .By Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Tanglewood tales for girls and boys; being a second Wonderbook .By
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter: "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece") Hawthorne wrote introduction, titled "The Wayside", referring to The Wayside in Concord, where he lived from 1852 until his death. In the introduction, Hawthorne writes about a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to A Wonder-Book, which impelled him to write the Tales. Although Hawthorne informs us in the introduction that these stories were also later retold by Cousin Eustace, the frame stories of A Wonder-Book have been abandoned
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 5, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781974253098 |
| Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
| Pages | 114 |
| Dimensions | 203 × 254 × 6 mm · 240 g |
| Language | English |
