Retells the following Greek myths: "The Gorgon's Head," "The Golden Touch," "The Paradise of Children," "The Three Golden Apples," "The Miraculous Pitcher," and "The Chimaera." Includes essays on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walter Crane.
Contains simplified prose retellings of ten Shakespeare plays, including "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," and "The Winter's Tale," and features photographs from modern stage productions of the works.
