Project Gutenberg 2011-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 638 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Parrish, Maxfield 1870 1966 A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wonder-Book_for_Girls_and_Boys A Wonder Book: The Gorgon's head. The golden touch. The paradise of children. The three golden apples. The miraculous pitcher. The Chimaera -- Tanglewood Tales: The wayside. The Minotaur. The Pygmies. The dragon's teeth. Circe's palace. The pomegranate seeds. The Golden Fleece. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of children's stories written in the mid-19th century. This charming work reinterprets classical myths, aiming to make them accessible and enjoyable for young readers. The narratives are hosted by Eustace Bright, a young man engaging a group of children with captivating tales, involving characters like Perseus and King Midas, who embark on fantastical adventures filled with moral lessons and wonder. The opening of the book introduces us to a lively gathering of children at Tanglewood, where they eagerly await stories from their older cousin, Eustace Bright. As the mist dissipates, Eustace begins his first tale, "The Gorgon's Head," recounting the adventures of Perseus. From the moment Perseus is sent on his perilous quest by the wicked King Polydectes to retrieve Medusa's head, the narrative sets a tone of excitement and a blend of humor and fantasy. Alongside Perseus, the narrative introduces a mysterious stranger named Quicksilver, who promises guidance and assistance. As the story unfolds, we see themes of courage and strategy in the face of danger, making it a compelling beginning to a series of imaginative tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35377/35377-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mythology, Greek Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature BL PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 704309 2025-06-14T11:47:43.983164 text/html 704498 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1977355 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2135685 2025-06-14T11:47:51.589145 application/epub+zip 2143511 2025-06-14T11:47:45.029187 application/epub+zip 342739 2025-06-14T11:47:44.498159 application/epub+zip 2335341 2025-06-14T11:47:57.068107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2306159 2025-06-14T11:47:50.895160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506835 2022-09-16T08:30:36.803938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683971 2025-06-14T11:47:43.111129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 683644 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 256260 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 683800 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256239 2021-01-07T13:37:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22389 2025-06-14T11:47:57.243074 application/rdf+xml 28227 2025-06-14T11:47:44.595120 image/jpeg 4056 2025-06-14T11:47:44.547127 image/jpeg 1979019 2025-06-14T11:47:44.089127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia