num_pages: 192
description: 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.
language: English
title: Tanglewood Tales: For Girls and Boys
titlecomplete: Tanglewood Tales: For Girls and Boys (Tor Classics)
characters: Clover, Plantain, Marygold, Medusa, Blue Eye, Heracles, King Midas, Pandora (mythology), Eustace Bright, Sweet Fern, Danae (Children of Evohe), Dandel, Huckleberry, Epimetheus, Buttercup, Pietro Maximoff, Periwinkle, King Polydectes, Primrose, Perseus
genres: Fiction, Greek Mythology, Adventure, Short Stories, School, Classics, Childrens, Mythology, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1661
publisher: Tor Classics