Legends & Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories

by Hans Christian Andersen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
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…

In Indian Tents

by Abby Langdon Alger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
A collection of the legends and stories of North Eastern Indians "In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Lela…

Stories from Pentamerone

by Giambattista Basile Read by Joy Chan 4.1
This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stori…

Myths and Legends Around the World

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry

by William Patten Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…

Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard

by Eleanor Farjeon Read by Peter Eastman 4.5
The wandering minstrel Martin Pippin finds a lovelorn ploughman who begs him to visit the orchard where his beloved has been locked in the w…

Children's Short Works

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection featuring 15 enchanting tales perfect for young listener…

Fairy Stories my Children Love Best of All

by Edgar Dubs Shimer Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
In this collection, we get to know which fairy tales Mr Shimer loved to tell his kids. Some of the stories may be familiar, but most of them…

Denslow's Three Bears

by W. W. Denslow Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 4.3
This version of the classic tale of the three bears has a heroine named Golden Hair. The jolly bears, instead of chasing her away from their…

Aesop's Fables

by Aesop Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Fairy Tales

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This is a collection of international fairy tales clocking in at 5-15 minutes apiece, suitable for children's winter cocoa breaks, or other …

Fairy Tales from Brazil

by Elsie Spicer Eells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - S…

Elves and Heroes

by Donald Alexander Mackenzie Read by Matthew Reece 4.6
This volume describes, in verse, the mythical creatures and people of ancient Scotland. It also includes explanatory notes about about the c…

The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer

by William James McGlothlin Read by Phil Schempf 4.4
This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so h…

The Myths of the New World

by Daniel Garrison Brinton Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Myths of the New World is a scholarly exploration of the rich tapestry of mythology among the Indigenous peoples of North America. In th…

The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Second Booke of the Faerie Queene contayning The Legende of Sir Guyon or of Tempaurance. The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it c…

The Blue Bird

by Maurice Maeterlinck Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. On the night of Christmas a boy and a girl, Tyltil and Mytil, are visite…

The Fairy Spinning Wheel and the Tales it spun

by Catulle Mendès Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is a little volume of old-fashioned fairy tales, collected and rewritten by Catulle Mendès and translated from the French and ad…

Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman

by Annie Fellows Johnston Read by Linette Geisel 4.7
We all know that Santa Claus has a large family in which to help him in the delivery of presents, peace, and good cheer. So what would you d…

The Frog Prince and Other Stories

by Walter Crane Read by Phil Chenevert 4.2
These three stories,The Frog Prince, Princess Belle-Etoile and Alladin, beloved by generations of children, are here retold in a format and …

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