A Book of Fairy Tales


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(4.7 stars; 9 reviews)

This is a collection of fairy tales, retold by Sabine Baring-Gould. The collection contains such well-known stories as Cinderella and the Beauty and the Beast, but also tales which are now not as widely known, such as the Yellow Dwarf and the White Cat. - Summary by Carolin (6 hr 54 min)

Chapitres

Preface 5:29 Lu par BettyB
Jack and the Bean Stalk 23:06 Lu par Travis Baldree
Puss in Boots 12:57 Lu par Adeena Mignogna
Cinderella 20:07 Lu par Terah Tucker
Valentine and Orson 29:57 Lu par lcastleb1
Little Red Riding-Hood 7:23 Lu par Nathaniel O'Coin
The Sleeping Beauty 10:59 Lu par Lilian Elizabeth
The Babes in the Wood 8:38 Lu par Lee-Ann Niazi
Pretty Maruschka 18:20 Lu par E. Henderson
Beauty and the Beast 32:59 Lu par sashelliott
The Yellow Dwarf 15:48 Lu par BettyB
Hop-o'-my-Thumb 31:13 Lu par Lee-Ann Niazi
Whittington and his Cat 18:45 Lu par Geoff Cahill
Don't-Know 23:11 Lu par Sophie Owen
Miranda, or, the Royal Ram 16:17 Lu par BettyB
Blue-Beard 17:20 Lu par Kate Follis
The Fair Maid with the Golden Locks 28:40 Lu par Geoff Cahill
Jack the Giant Killer 17:01 Lu par Robin Lamb
The Three Bears 7:35 Lu par Michael L
Tom Thumb 13:03 Lu par Michael Fassio
The White Cat 43:34 Lu par Terah Tucker
The Frog Prince 11:55 Lu par BettyB

Critiques

98% great...


(5 stars)

I didn't enjoy the intrusion of the author's opinion of The Yellow Dwarf. OR agree with it. She sounded as bratty as a social media addict of today unloading on a hapless YouTube offering, or hammering strangers on Facebook with her political opinion. Wonder what made her need to do that? She even used the word "trash," of all things. It didn't fit with the rest of the book. This was such a great story book. I LOVED The Yellow Dwarf, though I have read or listened to better retellings than hers. It's more engaging than Rumpelstiltskin, to which she unfavorably compared it, for reasons i can't fathom. They aren't similar at all. ALL readers were excellent as usual. Thank you, archive.org and Librivox volunteers.

96%


(4 stars)

Liked the collection of stories but I agree that the yellow dwarf reader sounded like a spoiled brat who only cares about social media. I love the reader of beauty and the beast her voice is so relaxing. However somethings that the readers mention (flunky) I don’t know what they are talking about otherwise it would be perfect

Really enjoyable.


(4.5 stars)

Excellent collection of fairy stories and other assorted tales. Read very well.