Tanglewood Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

First published 1853 · 190 pages

About this book

Tanglewood Tales uses the Greek classics as its source. Nathaniel Hawthorne has taken the most striking and exciting ones and adapted them for children. From the original stories he has selected episodes that illustrate conceptions held by the original authors. Titles include: "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seeds" and "The Golden Fleece."

  • Classical Mythology
  • Juvenile literature
  • Mythologie ancienne
  • Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
  • Classic Literature
  • Fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Children's literature, American

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