Tanglewood Tales vs Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mythologie ancienne, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Classical Mythology, Mythology, Children's fiction
Tanglewood Tales
Tanglewood Tales uses the Greek classics as its source. Nathaniel Hawthorne has taken the most striking and exciting ones and adapted them for children. From the original stories he has selected episodes that illustrate…
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Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys)
Tales told at the fireside and in the woods, adapting such classical myths as Pandora's Box, Baucis and Philemon, and Perseus and Medusa to the storyteller's gothic or romantic environment.
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tanglewood Tales | Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1964) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (28) | — |
Reception
| Tanglewood Tales | Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1964 | — |
| Editions | 418 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2890 | — |
| Reading it now | 361 | — |
| Written reviews | 171 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 826 | — |
| Pages | 256 | 354 |