Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. These classic and timeless stories make for ideal bedtime reading, and they are not to be missed by fans and collectors of Hawthorne's work. It includes the "Theseus and the Minotaur", "Antaeus and the Pygmies", "Dragon's Teeth", "Circe's Palace", and "Jason and the Golden Fleece". "Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls" (1853) is a sequel to the "Wonder-Book", and also contains re-written stories of Greek myths. It includes the "The Gorgon's Head", "The Golden Touch", "The Paradise of Children", "The Three Golden Apples", "The Miraculous Pitcher", and "The Chimæra". "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" (1851) is a children's book within which Hawthorne rewrites various myths from Greek mythology. HAPPY READING.This volume contains the complete published works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, including "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" and "Tanglewood Tales". We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references.
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