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A re-writing of some of the most famous of the ancient Greek myths in a volume for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book covers 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")

Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls’ is a book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864), and forms the sequel to ‘A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys’. It is a masterful re-writing of well-known Greek myths, all presented in one volume, for a younger audience. Hawthorne originally penned the work, after a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to the Wonder Book. It contains the myths of ‘The Minotaur’, 'The Pygmies', ‘The Dragon’s Teeth’ ‘Circe’s Palace’, ‘The Pomegranate Seeds’ and ‘The Golden Fleece’. These classic stories in ‘Tanglewood Tales’ are accompanied by the truly beautiful illustrations of Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900 – 1931). Presented alongside the text, her illustrations further refine and elucidate Hawthorne’s masterful storytelling. Sterrett was an American artist and illustrator – one of the most talented, though also most tragic, of the ‘Golden Age’ illustrators. Sterrett’s illustrations are delicate yet powerful, inspired by the tradition of Art Nouveaux with its light washes of colour and sinuous black lines. She only completed three works in her lifetime, due to her early death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-one. These include Old French Fairy Tales (1920), Tanglewood Tales (1921) and Arabian Nights (1928). This book forms part of our ‘Pook Press’ imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children’s literature - a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Tanglewood Tales includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword from the Publisher.Set sail with the greatest heroes of all time. Take up arms as they battle terrifying monsters. Be thrilled as they match wits with the gods. Enter a world of magic and intrigue and adventure in these exciting retellings of the greatest legends of Greek mythology.Theseus. With the help of Ariadne he battles the ferocious Minotaur-a hulking beast who is half-man and half-bull!Circe. She is a beguiling enchantress who charms Odysseus with an intoxicating potion that turns men into pigs! Luckily, Odysseus has a few tricks up his sleeve.Cadmus. He sets off to rescue his sister Europa, who has been abducted by a bull. But the bull is none other than mighty Zeus himself!Jason. After many adventures he and his Argonauts find the Golden Fleece-tucked away in a sacred grove and guarded by a ferocious dragon!Here are the most exciting tales of the ancient Greeks, written especially for young people by one of our greatest authors.

*Beautifully IllustratedExcerpt:The MinotaurIn the old city of Trœzene, at the foot of a lofty mountain, there lived, a very long time ago, a little boy named Theseus. His grandfather, King Pittheus, was the sovereign of that country, and was reckoned a very wise man; so that Theseus, being brought up in the royal palace, and being naturally a bright lad, could hardly fail of profiting by the old king's instructions. His mother's name was Æthra. As for his father, the boy had never seen him. But, from his earliest remembrance, Æthra used to go with little Theseus into a wood, and sit down upon a moss-grown rock, which was deeply sunken into the earth. Here she often talked with her son about his father, and said that he was called Ægeus, and that he was a great king, and ruled over Attica, and dwelt at Athens, which was as famous a city as any in the world. Theseus was very fond of hearing about King Ægeus, and often asked his good mother Æthra why he did not come and live with them at Trœzene."Ah, my dear son," answered Æthra, with a sigh, "a monarch has his people to take care of. The men and women over whom he rules are in the place of children to him; and he can seldom spare time to love his own children as other parents do. Your father will never be able to leave his kingdom for the sake of seeing his little boy.""Well, but, dear mother," asked the boy, "why cannot I go to this famous city of Athens, and tell King Ægeus that I am his son?""That may happen by and by," said Æthra. "Be patient, and we shall see. You are not yet big and strong enough to set out on such an errand.""And how soon shall I be strong enough?" Theseus persisted in inquiring."You are but a tiny boy as yet," replied his mother. "See if you can lift this rock on which we are sitting?"The little fellow had a great opinion of his own strength. So, grasping the rough protuberances of the rock, he tugged and toiled amain, and got himself quite out of breath, without being able to stir the heavy stone. It seemed rooted into the ground. No wonder he could not move it; for it would have taken all the force of a very strong man to lift it out of its earthy bed.His mother stood looking on, with a sad kind of a smile on her lips and in her eyes, to see the zealous and yet puny efforts of her little boy. She could not help being sorrowful at finding him already so impatient to begin his adventures in the world."You see how it is, my dear Theseus," said she. "You must possess far more strength than now before I can trust you to go to Athens, and tell King Ægeus that you are his son. But when you can lift this rock, and show me what is hidden beneath it, I promise you my permission to depart."Often and often, after this, did Theseus ask his mother whether it was yet time for him to go to Athens; and still his mother pointed to the rock, and told him that for years to come, he could not be strong enough to move it. And again and again the rosy-cheeked and curly-headed boy would tug and strain at the huge mass of stone, striving, child as he was, to do what a giant could hardly have done without taking both of his great hands to the task. Meanwhile the rock seemed to be sinking farther and farther into the ground. The moss grew over it thicker and thicker, until at last it looked almost like a soft green seat, with only a few gray knobs of granite peeping out. The overhanging trees, also, shed their brown leaves upon it, as often as the autumn came; and at its base grew ferns and wild flowers, some of which crept quite over its surface. To all appearance, the rock was as firmly fastened as any other portion of the earth's substance.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.

This unique collection of fairy tales and legends by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.Table of Contents:Wonder Book For Girls and BoysThe Gorgon's HeadThe Golden TouchThe Paradise Of ChildrenThe Three Golden ApplesThe Miraculous PitcherThe ChimaeraTanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: The WaysideThe MinotaurThe PygmiesThe Dragon's TeethCirce's PalaceThe Pomegranate SeedsThe Golden FleeceAmerican novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children's Literature. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.