Tanglewood Tales (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Published in 1853, this sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1852) features Hawthorne's exciting retellings of Greek myths.  The contents include "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seed," and "The Golden Fleece." Hawthorne makes these already great heroes bigger than life.