For a man who hated the area and ran away from it after just eighteen months, he left his mark on it forever. Twenty Days with Julian & Little Bunny By Papa. It reportedly inspired the name of the thickly wooded Tanglewood Island in the state of Washington. The book was a favorite of Mary Catherine Farrington, the daughter of Tanglewood developer William Farrington. The Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston was named after the book. Ironically, Hawthorne hated living in the Berkshires. Later, a nearby mansion was renamed Tanglewood, where outdoor classical concerts were held, which became a Berkshire summer tradition. The owner of the cottage, a railroad baron, renamed the cottage 'Tanglewood' in honor of the book written there. Hawthorne wrote the first book while renting a small cottage in the Berkshires, a vacation area for industrialists during the Gilded Age. Although Hawthorne informs us in the introduction that these stories were also later retold by Cousin Eustace, the frame stories of A Wonder-Book have been abandoned. In the introduction, Hawthorne writes about a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to A Wonder-Book, which impelled him to write the Tales. Hawthorne wrote an introduction, titled 'The Wayside', referring to The Wayside in Concord, where he lived from 1852 until his death.

Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: 'The Golden Fleece').

Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: 'The Pomegranate Seed').

Circe's Palace (Chapter: 'Circe's Palace').

Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: 'The Dragon's Teeth').

Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: 'The Pygmies').

Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter: 'The Minotaur').

It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys.

One of the first great works of American children's literature.1921 edition illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett Nathaniel Hawthorne's second book retelling some of the most well-known Greek myths and stories for young children, including the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur, Jason and the Argonauts, and the tale of Hades and Persephone. Nonetheless, a desirable, copy of this rare Amercian classic housed in custom-made cloth jacket and slipcase.įirst edition, first state, bearing the 'A' state of ads as described in BAL 7614 and PPP p.10. Lower spine ends a bit worn, other edges slightly rubbed, spine sunned covers lightly discolored with some apparent staining, half-inch scratch to center-right of rear cover, some internal foxing, bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Brown cloth with spine stamped decoratively in gilt and front and rear stamped decoratively in blind. For Boys and Girls Being a Second Wonder-Book.

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