Myths
The Sea Lady
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H. G. Wells
The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Anonymoustranslated Byjonathan Scott, Anonymoustranslated By Jonathan Scott and William James McGlothlin
The third of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her…
An Arthurian Miscellany
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Various
A collection of works that explore the rich and evocative legend of King Arthur. The exploits of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table …
Aino Folk-Tales
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Basil Hall Chamberlain
Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of …
Children's Short Works
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 011: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Australian Legendary Tales
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K. Langloh Parker
A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe,known among themselves as Noongahburrahs.
Granny's Wonderful Chair
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Frances Browne
Her most famous work, Granny's Wonderful Chair, was published in 1856 and it is still in print to this day. It is a richly imaginative book …
Stories from Pentamerone
Read by Joy Chan
Giambattista Basile
This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stori…
Don Juan
Read by Peter Gallagher
George Gordon, Lord Byron
These are the last four Cantos of his mock epic that Byron completed in the year before his death at the age of 36 in Messolonghi, Greece, w…
Irish Fairy Tales
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James Stephens
Collection of Irish Fairy Tales set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies - Summa…
The Fall of the Nibelungs
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Unknowntranslated Bymargaret Armour, Translated Bymargaret Armour and Unknowntranslated By Margaret Armour
"The Fall of the Nibelungs" is Margaret Armour's plain prose translation from the middle high German of the "Nibelungenlied&q…
English Fairy Tales
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Flora Annie Steel
This is a selection of the most well-known fairy tales told in England. It contains such very famous stories as Jack and the Beanstalk, and …
Children's Short Works
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Various
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 013: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Strange Pages from Family Papers
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Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
“Among other qualities which have been supposed to belong to a dead man’s hand, are its medicinal virtues, in connection with which may be m…
Cossack Fairy Tales
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Robert Nisbet Bain
This is a volume of fairy tales and folk tales from the Cossack people, compiled and translated by Robert Nisbet Bain. The tales are special…
Rootabaga Stories
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Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a s…
Children's Short Works
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 006: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Alice in Wonderland
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J.C. Gorham and Mrs. J. C. Gorham
The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire C…
Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen
This is a 1910 edition of the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This volume is nicely mixed, containing both the most famous tales as …
Young Folks' Treasury
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
This is the second book in a twelve volume series, and highlights myths and legendary heroes from around the world, from Ancient Greece to S…