Myths

The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night

by Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton and William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…

My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales

by Edric Vredenberg and Edric Vredenburg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling, beautiful Beauty and the ug…

The Lair of the White Worm

by Bram Stoker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The Lair of the White Worm is a chilling tale that delves into the depths of horror and the supernatural, crafted by the renowned author of …

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

by James Knowles and Sir Thomas Malory Read by Thomas Rose 3.8
The Publishers have asked me to authorise a new edition, in my own name, of this little book—now long out of print—which was written by me t…

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales

by Joseph Jacobs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales invites listeners into the enchanting world of Irish folklore, where magic and reality intertwine. This collecti…

The Enchanted Castle

by Hartwell James and Howard E. Altemus Read by Kalynda 4.7
In a world where nature awakens from its winter slumber, The Enchanted Castle invites listeners into a realm of wonder and magic. This encha…

Orlando Furioso

by Ludovico Ariosto Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.5
Charlemagne's nephew Orlando (AKA Roland) is driven insane by the infidelity of his beloved Angelica. Angelica's relationship with him and o…

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…

The Story of Greece

by Mary Esther Miller Macgregor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A retelling of Greek myths, history and stories aimed at children.

Twilight Land

by Howard Pyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The room was all full of twilight; but there they sat, every one of them. I did not count them, but there were ever so many: Aladdin, and Al…

West African Folk Tales

by William H. Barker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
A collection of folk tales mostly centered around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as …

Hero and Leander

by Christopher Marlowe Read by Martin Geeson 4.6
“Who ever lov’d, that lov’d not at first sight?”The wonder-decade of the English drama was suddenly interrupted in 1592, when serious plague…

African Jungle Tales

by Carl Bender Read by laurakgibbs 4.7
Carl Bender [1869-1935] was a German-born American missionary in Cameroon. During his years in Africa, he collected folktales which he later…

The Oresteia

by Aeschylus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The Oresteia is a trilogy by Aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient Greece. It encompasses three plays: Agamemnon, The Libati…

Myths and Legends Around the World

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Metamorphoses

by Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists o…

Songs of Innocence and Experience

by William Blake Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.9
The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…

The Flower Princess

by Abbie Farwell Brown Read by ShrimpPhish 5
ONCE upon a time there was a beautiful Princess named Fleurette, who lived in a white marble palace on the top of a high hill. The Princess …

The Pearl Fountain

by Julia Kavanagh and Bridget Kavanagh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This is a little volume of fairy Tales by Irish novelists Bridget and Julia Kavanagh. The eleven stories are old-fashioned and original. - S…

The Myths and Fables of To-day

by Samuel Adams Drake Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Samuel Adams was born in 1833, began journalism in 1858, served in the Army for 10 years & returned home to continue with his journalism…

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