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Mythology

The Chimæra

by Nathaniel Hawthorne · read by Gid Newell · 1 hr 13 min

Eustace Bright, a college student home for the holidays, tells a story to the children at Tanglewood. It is the story of Bellerophon, a young man who wants to tame the winged horse Pegasus.

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Eustace Bright, a college student home for the holidays, tells a story to the children at Tanglewood. It is the story of Bellerophon, a young man who wants to tame the winged horse Pegasus. Pegasus drinks from a spring at the foot of a mountain, and no one has ever mounted him. The land is also troubled by the Chimaera, a monster that breathes fire. Nathaniel Hawthorne retells the Greek myth for young readers in A Wonder-Book. Read by Gid Newell. About an hour and a quarter.

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Length: 1 hr 13 min
Narration: Solo narrator
Format: Unabridged audiobook
Released: August 2026
Publisher: Academy Voices
Language: English
ISBN: 9798182612166

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This edition of The Chimæra by Nathaniel Hawthorne is narrated by Gid Newell.

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