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Tanglewood Tales

being a second wonder-book

Also known as Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: Being a Second Wonder Book

by Nathaniel Hawthorne & Virginia Frances Sterrett (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, French, Spanish
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile
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"Tanglewood Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book published in 1853. This sequel to "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" reimagines classic Greek myths for young readers. The collection features legendary tales including Theseus and the Minotaur, Jason and the Golden Fleece, and Circe's Palace, among others. Hawthorne transforms ancient stories of heroes, monsters, and gods into accessible adventures, bringing mythological figures like Proserpina, Ceres, and Pluto to life for children while preserving the wonder of these timeless narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “folklore”, “Mythology”, “mythology”, and 1 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Tales” in the title, “Tales” in the alternative title, “mythological” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Mythology”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Mythology”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Tales”· in title

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Editions

Open Library reports 418 editions; 6 cataloged here.

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

————Source listed online copy

Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys: Being a Second Wonder Book

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1887

1887———Source listed online copy

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

Philadelphia: Penn Pub. Co., c1921

1921———Source listed online copy

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Cataloging notes

  • Illustrators: Edwards, George Wharton
  • Illustrators: Sterrett, Virginia Frances
  • Open Library reports 418 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PS1869 .A1
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PS1869 .A1 1887
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PS1869 .A1 1921
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1887
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: Philadelphia: Penn Pub. Co., c1921
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