Legends & Fairy Tales
American Fairy Tales
Read by Matthew Reece
L. Frank Baum
This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stor…
Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)
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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…
Once on a Time (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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A. A. Milne
This version of the book is done as a Dramatic Reading with various people speaking each characters part.When the King of Barodia receives a…
Old Indian Legends
Read by Robert Scott
Zitkala-Sa
Fourteen Old Indian Legends by Native American (Dakota) Author Zitkala-sa. These Legends feature the exploits of Iktomi the Native American …
The Iliad for Boys and Girls
Read by Lizzie Driver
Alfred John Church
Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a sty…
Twenty Two Goblins
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Daṇḍin, Anonymoustranslated Byarthur William Ryder, William James Mcglothlin and Anonymoustranslated By Arthur William Ryder
These 22 stories are told by the Goblin to the King Vikram. King Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the vetala to the tantric. Each …
The Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)
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Snorri Sturleson
Also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri's Edda, the Prose Edda is a three-part work composed or at least compiled by thirteenth-century Ice…
In Ghostly Japan
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Lafcadio Hearn
This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries…
The Mabinogion, Volume 1
Read by Martin Geeson
Anonymoustranslated Bycharlotte Guest, William James Mcglothlin and Anonymoustranslated By Charlotte Guest
Sample a moment of magic realism from the Red Book of Hergest:On one side of the river he saw a flock of white sheep, and on the other a flo…
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 3, 1848 to 1853
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Hans Christian Andersen
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristin…
The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 02
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Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton, William James Mcglothlin and Anonymoustranslated By Richard Francis Burton
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages
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Sabine Baring-Gould
This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-…
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Read by Kristin LeMoine
L. Frank Baum
This story of Santa Claus veers away slightly from the traditional stories of his beginnings. L. Frank Baum creates a world of fantasy that …
Russian Fairy Tales
Read by Kevin W. Davidson
William Ralston Shedden-Ralston
Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with int…
The Enchanted Island of Yew
Read by Ted Delorme
L. Frank Baum
A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The ad…
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)
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James Baldwin
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy,…
Venus and Adonis (dramatic reading)
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William Shakespeare
Venus and Adonis is Shakespeare's narrative poem about the love of the goddess Venus for the mortal youth Adonis, dedicated partly to his pa…
Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)
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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…
Pinocchio
Read by Phil Chenevert
Carlo Collodi
This is the wonderful story of Pinocchio, the puppet who must learn many lessons before he can become a real boy. Carved by a woodcarver na…
The Adventures of Pinocchio
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Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was…