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Fifty-one Tales (version 2)
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Lord Dunsany
A multitude of very short stories populated with things that lurk in the dark corners of human imagination. Wonderfully crafted and sometime…
The Publishers' Preface
Read by Tim Gregory
Anonymous, translated by Dr. Jonathan Scott, Anonymoustranslated Byjonathan Scott, William James Mcglothlin and Anonymoustranslated By Jonathan Scott
In The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01
The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then …
Myth and Hero Tale
Read by jenno
Julia Darrow Cowles
In The Art of Story-Telling, with nearly half a hundred stories
In preparing this book the author has sought to awaken a keener perception and a higher appreciation of the artistic and ethical value of st…
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
The group of stories brought together in this volume differ from legends because they have, with one exception,no core fact at the centre, f…
Introduction
Read by R. S. Steinberg
Arthur Machen
In The Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at…
Introduction
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Sarah Fielding
In The Governess; Or, The Little Female Academy
The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (published 1749) by Sarah Fielding is the first full-length novel written for children, and a si…
Remarkable Remarks
Read by MaryAnn
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
Ygdrasil
Read by Ryan Williams
Mara L. Pratt
In Legends of Norseland
Collection of tales from the Norse legends, from the beginning of the golden kingdom of the Aesir, to it's end within the flames of Ragnarok…
The Four-in-hand
Read by Slyma12
David Cory
In Puss in Boots, Jr. and Tom Thumb
David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This book is in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the legend of Puss i…
Chapter 4
Read by fletcb09
Fritz Leiber
In The Green Millennium
From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…
Chapter 9: A Scheme is Described
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Arthur J. Burks
In Lords of the Stratosphere
What if space flight were homegrown? Not subject to mandatory information release and press conferences. After one goes up and doesn't retur…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.
In 1000 Things Worth Knowing
Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that…
Chapter 2 - The Varieties of the Legends
Read by JoeD
Hermann Gunkel
In The Legends of Genesis
The Legends of Genesis is the English translation of the introduction to Gunkel’s massive commentary, Genesis. Gunkel uses form critical ana…
Short Science Fiction Collection 060
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Preface
Read by Maria Kasper
Howard Pyle
In Pepper and Salt
One must have a little pinch of seasoning in this dull, heavy life of ours; one should never look to have all the troubles, the labors, and …
Folk-lore and legends: English
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Charles John Tibbits
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…
Saved
Read by Sharon V.
Alicia Stuart Aspinwall
In Short Stories for Short People
This is a collection of short stories by Alicia Aspinwall. - Summary by Carolin
Preface
Read by Patrick Randall
William Langland
In The Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)
William Langland’s Vision of Piers the Plowman is one of the Early English poems that may well appeal to many other readers than the profess…
One Step, and Then Another: Chapter 2
Read by Jayjaysil
Francis J. Finn, S.J.
In The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories
A collection of 5 short stories for children, from the author of "Tom Playfair", "Claude Lightfoot", etc.. (Summary by M…
Chapter 17
Read by Haylayer Flaga
Bram Stoker
In The Lair of the White Worm (Version 2)
The Lair of the White Worm (also known as The Garden of Evil) is a horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. It is p…