Legends & Fairy Tales

The Book of Hallowe'en

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Ruth Edna Kelley



This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 09 (Fables 201-225)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Romulus

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Jacob Abbott



Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…

Histoire d'un casse-noisette

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Alexandre Dumas



Un soir de 24 décembre, Marie et Fritz découvrent, au pied de l'arbre de Noël, un charmant petit bonhomme difforme casseu…

Ivan the Fool

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Leo Tolstoy



Written after Tolstoy suffered a spiritual crisis, Ivan the Fool is a fairy tale that offers children instruction in how to live rightly, si…

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

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Pádraic Colum



This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Gol…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

The Lost Princess

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George MacDonald



Also known as "A Double Story" or "The Wise Woman."The story of two very spoiled girls, a princess and a peasant, who ar…

Märchen - Almanach auf das Jahr 1828

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Wilhelm Hauff



Bei diesem letzten Märchen-Almanach von Hauff sind die Märchen:* Die Sage vom Hirschgulden* Das kalte Herz* Saids Schicksale* Die …

The Celtic Twilight

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William Butler Yeats



I have desired, like every artist, to create a little world out of the beautiful, pleasant, and significant things of this marred and clumsy…

Märchen - Almanach auf das Jahr 1826

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Wilhelm Hauff



Hauffs Märchen entstanden in der Spätromantik. Der erste Band mit der Rahmenerzählung “Die Karawane” zeichnet sich durch hohe…

The Scarecrow of Oz (version 2)

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L. Frank Baum



The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal fav…

Der Spiegel des Cyprianus

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Theodor Storm



Eine traurige Geschichte über böse und gute Stiefmütter und einen magischen Spiegel. (Summary by Hokuspokus)

Contes du Magasin des enfants

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Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont



Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont est considérée comme le premier écrivain à avoir volontairement adopté …

Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 2

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Sir Thomas Malory



Le Morte d’Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d’Arthur, “the…

The Marvelous Land of Oz (version 3)

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L. Frank Baum



The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman is the second of L. Frank Baum's b…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 10 (Fables 226-250)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Snowdrop and Other Tales

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Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



Many of these tales were published in English in 1909, the Brothers Grimm tales in this book were published separately in 1920 with illustra…

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection

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Hans Christian Andersen



These are 25 fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen - A collection of something for everyone - the very popular stories, the less we…

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