Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
Published: 1853
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Litres
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 5040584113
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Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-08-05
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781974253098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
Author: NATHANIEL. HAWTHORNE
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033556986
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