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''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 ''. It is a re-writing of some of the most famous of the ancient Greek myths in a volume for children. Although Hawthorne informs us in the introduction that these stories were also retold by Cousin Eustace, the frame stories of ''A Wonder-Book'' have been abandoned. The book covers the myths of:
Hawthorne wrote the book while renting a small cottage in the Berkshires , a sort of inland Newport, Rhode Island for the wealthy industrialists of the Gilded Age . The owner of the cottage, a railroad baron, renamed the cottage "Tanglewood" in honour of the book written there. Later, a nearby mansion was renamed Tanglewood and hosted concerts which continue to this day. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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