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Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys
childrenās stories by Hawthorne
Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys, collection of childrenās stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1853. The book comprises six Greek myths that Hawthorne bowdlerized.
Written as a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851), Tanglewood Tales is more serious than its lighthearted predecessor. The tales are āThe Minotaur,ā āThe Pygmies,ā āThe Dragonās Teeth,ā āCirceās Palace,ā āThe Pomegranate Seeds,ā and āThe Golden Fleece.ā Because Hawthorne considered the original myths to be impure and inappropriate for his readership, he altered such stories as the seduction of Ariadne by Theseus and the abduction of Persephone by Pluto.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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