Tanglewood Tales
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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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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- Bookseller
- E C Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032274
- Title
- Tanglewood Tales
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Illustrator
- Milo Winter
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- hawthorne; tanglewood tales; milo winter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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