Myths
Children's Short Works
Children's Short Works is a delightful anthology featuring a curated selection of 15 enchanting stories for young listeners. Each tale, read…
The Rainbow Cat
THERE was once a cat which was not in the least like any cat you have ever seen, or I either, for the matter of that. It was a fairy cat, yo…
The Coming of the Fairies
After a number of deaths in his close family, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned to spiritualism in hope of finding proof of the afterlife. Being…
My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales
Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling, beautiful Beauty and the ug…
Black Tales for White Children
Chauncey Hugh Stigand wrote this book of 29 East African folktales together with his wife, Nancy Stigand. Stigard was an officer in the Brit…
Hero and Leander
Two young people, the epitome of young masculine and feminine beauty, fall in love at first sight, but their union is forbidden by the tyran…
Fifty Funny Animal Tales
"This book contains short stories of animals that will charm the children. Such characters as the Funny Fox, the Happy Hare, the Willfu…
Aesop's Fables
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 Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an…
Wigwam Evenings
The collection illustrates the deep connection between the Sioux people and the natural world. Animals often serve as characters in these st…
Stories of Starland
Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells …
The Book of Good Counsels
The term ‘Hitopadesha’ is a combination of two Sanskrit terms, ‘Hita’ (welfare/ benefit) and ‘Upadesha’ (counsel). As the term suggests, The…
The Other Side of the Sun
What better thing can I say about this book except that it is written by Evelyn Sharp the author who writes fairy stories with a flowing and…
Once on a Time
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle …
History of the Britons
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …
Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages invites listeners to explore the fascinating and often bizarre beliefs that shaped medieval thought. In thi…
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai" is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly super…
Hindoo Tales
This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…