num_pages: 384
description: 1853. Hawthorne wrote these stories for children based on Greek myth and legend. They are incomparable retellings of themes which the Greek dramatists used in creating their immortal plays and literature. Contents: The Gorgon's Head; The Golden Touch; The Paradise of Children; The Three Golden Apples; The Miraculous Pitcher; The Chimaera; The Wayside; The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth; Circe's Palace; The Pomegranate Seeds; and The Golden Fleece.
language: English
title: Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
titlecomplete: Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
characters: Pietro Maximoff, Buttercup, King Polydectes, Heracles, Sweet Fern, Dandel, Medusa, Huckleberry, Danae (Children of Evohe), Plantain, Perseus, Epimetheus, Clover, Primrose, Periwinkle, King Midas, Blue Eye, Marygold, Pandora (mythology), Eustace Bright
genres: Fiction, Classics, Greek Mythology, Childrens, Adventure, Mythology, Fantasy, Literature, Short Stories, School
ratings_count: 1661
publisher: Adamant Media Corporation