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Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
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Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys Hardcover - 2011

by Nathaniel Hawthorne


About this book

Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls, published in1853, 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")

From the publisher

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

First Edition Identification

The book was first published  in 1853 by Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, featuring 8 full-page black and white illustrations. 

Details

  • Title Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
  • Author Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 378
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kessinger Publishing
  • Date 2011-02
  • Large Print Yes
  • ISBN 9781169833043 / 1169833047
  • Weight 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.88 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 2.24 cm)
  • Reading level 1260
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC