A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys
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Chapters (52)
- A WONDER BOOK
- AND
- TANGLEWOOD TALES
- FOR GIRLS AND BOYS BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
- JASON AND THE TALKING OAK (From the original in the collection of Austin M. Purves, Esqu're Philadelphia)
- Preface
- Illustrations
- A Wonder Book
- THE GORGON'S HEAD
- Tanglewood Porch Introductory to "The Gorgon's Head"
- The Gorgon's Head
- Tanglewood Porch After the Story
- THE GOLDEN TOUCH
- Shadow Brook Introductory to "The Golden Touch"
- The Golden Touch
- Shadow Brook After the Story
- THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN
- Tanglewood Play-Room Introductory to "The Paradise of Children"
- The Paradise of Children
- PANDORA
- Tanglewood Play-Room After the Story
- THE THREE GOLDEN APPLES
- Tanglewood Fireside Introductory to "The Three Golden Apples"
- The Three Golden Apples
- ATLAS
- Tanglewood Fireside After the Story
- THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER
- The Hill-Side Introductory to "The Miraculous Pitcher"
- The Miraculous Pitcher
- The Hill-Side After the Story
- THE CHIMÆRA
- Bald-Summit Introductory to "The Chimæra"
- The Chimæra
- BELLEROPHON BY THE FOUNTAIN OF PIRENE
- Bald-Summit After the Story
- THE FOUNTAIN OF PIRENE (From the original in the collection of Austin M. Purves, Esq're Philadelphia)
- Tanglewood Tales,
- For Girls And Boys, Being A Second Wonder-Book
- TANGLEWOOD TALES
- The Wayside
- Introductory
- The Minotaur
- The Pygmies
- The Dragon's Teeth
- CADMUS SOWING THE DRAGON'S TEETH
- Circe's Palace
- CIRCE'S PALACE
- The Pomegranate Seeds
- PROSERPINA (From the original in the collection of Mrs. William B. Dinsmore Staatsburg, New York)
- The Golden Fleece
- JASON AND HIS TEACHER
- THE ARGONAUTS IN QUEST OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE (From the original in the collection of Harry Payne Whitney Esq're, New York)
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