{"product_id":"2940015606218","title":"TANGLEWOOD TALES (Illustrated)","description":"This edition includes twenty-two absolutely gorgeous illustrations created in 1921 by Virginia Frances Starrett!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer illustrations accompanying these tales are based on myths from Ancient Greece blended elements of Art Nouveau and Art Deco with influences from Antiquity to magical effect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTanglewood Tales is a sequel to \"A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys.\" It is a re-writing of some of the most famous of the ancient Greek myths in a volume for children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book covers the myths of:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheseus and the Minotaur (Chapter: \"The Minotaur\")\u003cbr\u003eAntaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: \"The Pygmies\")\u003cbr\u003eDragon's Teeth (Chapter: \"The Dragon's Teeth\")\u003cbr\u003eCirce's Palace (Chapter: \"Circe's Palace\")\u003cbr\u003eProserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: \"The Pomegranate Seed\")\u003cbr\u003eJason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: \"The Golden Fleece\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition also includes an informative Introductory and Stevenson's original introduction, titled \"The Wayside\", which is in reference to The Wayside in Concord, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne lived from 1852 until his death and presumably where he was when he wrote the introduction. Hawthorne recounts a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to Wonder Book, thus explaining the origin of Tales. 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.","brand":"OGB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084432425200,"sku":"2940015606218","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015606218_p0.jpg?v=1763622356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015606218","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}