Myths

Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

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Lafcadio Hearn



Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collect…

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 4, 1854 to 1859

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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…

Grimm's Fairy Tales - Retold in One-Syllable Words

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



The stories we have read and loved but retold in words of one syllable to make it easier for young readers or those where English is a secon…

The Fairy Book

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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik



The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Hop-O'-My-Thumb -- Cinderella; or, the little glass slipper -- Adventures of John Dietrich -- Beauty and …

Household Tales

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm



The complete Brothers Grimm stories, as translated directly from the German. Some of the stories will be familiar such as The Frog Prince, R…

Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson

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Sæmund Sigfusson and Snorri Sturleson



The most complete set of the epic Norse eddas, or poems. It contains in beautiful verse the pagan beliefs of the Old Norse. Luckily in this …

The Princess and Curdie (Version 2)

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George MacDonald



A year has passed since Curdie's adventures with young Princess Irene and the hostile goblins deep in the mountain. As Curdie grows up, his …

The Odyssey for Boys and Girls

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Alfred John Church



A retelling of the adventures of Ulysses, including his adventures both the Cyclops and Circe, as he journeys home to his home of Ithaca. T…

Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park

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James W. Schultz



James Willard Schultz, or Apikuni, (1859 – 1947) was a noted author, explorer, Glacier National Park guide, fur trader and historian of the …

Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio (selections from Volume 1)

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Songling Pu



"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supe…

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

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L. Frank Baum



The Magical Monarch of Mo is a set of stories about the titular king, his queen, and his royal children. The stories are uproariously funny,…

Myths That Every Child Should Know

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Hamilton Wright Mabie



A selection of famous and timeless myths, adapted for a junior audience. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Children's Short Works, Vol. 016

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E. Nesbitt and Charles Dickens



LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 016: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

The Islands of Magic

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Elsie Spicer Eells



LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES. Some three-fourths of the distance between America and Europe there is a group of nine beauti…

Kabumpo in Oz

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Ruth Plumly Thompson



Dear children: Do you like Elephants? Do you believe in Giants? And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz? Well then …

The Emperor's New Clothes

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Hans Christian Andersen



This is a collection of a few of my personal favorite stories by Hans Christian Andersen that I most loved as a child and still enjoy as an …

Under the Sunset

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Bram Stoker



“Under the Sunset” is a collection of eight amazing fantasy tales from the mind and imagination of the legendary Bram Stoker (Dracula.) Orig…

The Legends of Genesis

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Hermann Gunkel



The Legends of Genesis is the English translation of the introduction to Gunkel’s massive commentary, Genesis. Gunkel uses form critical ana…

Romances of Old Japan

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Yei Theodora Ozaki



A collection of romances from old Japan rendered into English by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Filled with tales of honor, adventure, tragedy, and rom…

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