{"product_id":"tanglewood-tales-9780486815671","title":"Tanglewood Tales","description":"One of 19th-century America's greatest authors recounts timeless tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to \u003ci\u003eA Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys.\u003c\/i\u003e Nathaniel Hawthorne's evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide young readers and listeners with a spellbinding introduction to classic myths.\u003cbr\u003eThe adventures begin with \"The Minotaur,\" the tale of an Athenian prince's conquest of a monstrous half-man, half-bull. Other stories include \"The Pygmies,\" concerning a friendly giant and his small-minded neighbors; \"The Dragon's Teeth,\" recounting the birth of a team of warriors and the founding of a city; \"Circe's Palace,\" in which an enchantress matches wits with the trickster Ulysses; \"The Pomegranate Seeds,\" a tale of the underworld; and \"The Golden Fleece,\" the story of an aspiring king and his quest for the shining symbol that will win a throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables, \u003c\/i\u003e Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-64) wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. His novels' portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage, and his short story collections, \u003ci\u003eA Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and its successor, \u003ci\u003e Tanglewood Tales, \u003c\/i\u003e consist of adaptations of Greek myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527060328722,"sku":"9780486815671","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e96e3347-dc94-4ef6-887f-12edb0bcb4ee.jpg?v=1754896917","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tanglewood-tales-9780486815671","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}