Tanglewood Tales
by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Synopsis
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls , published in1853, 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")
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mad Hatter Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09G81
- Title
- Tanglewood Tales
- Author
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- S. Van Abbe
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Repr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dent (Children's Illustrated Classics)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Children's & Young Adult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
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