Nathaniel Hawthorne 
Tanglewood Tales 

In this sequel to 'A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls’ we find another classic collection of stories from Greek mythology retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne for children. In this collection one will find the stories of 'Theseus and the Minotaur’, 'Antaeus and the Pygmies’, 'Dragon’s Teeth’, 'Circe’s Palace’, 'Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed’, and 'Jason and the Golden Fleece’. Hawthorne’s 'Tanglewood Tales’ is an excellent collection of stories of adventure and fantasy which along with 'A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls’ serves as a great introduction to Greek mythology for younger readers.