Myths
Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table
The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history o…
The Book of Hallowe'en
This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Eddystone
Es ist die Nacht vom 26. auf den 27. November des Jahres 1703. Eine muntere Gesellschaft feiert auf dem Eddystone die Fertigstellung des neu…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Histoire d'un casse-noisette
Un soir de 24 décembre, Marie et Fritz découvrent, au pied de l'arbre de Noël, un charmant petit bonhomme difforme casseu…
Romulus
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…
Ivan the Fool
Written after Tolstoy suffered a spiritual crisis, Ivan the Fool is a fairy tale that offers children instruction in how to live rightly, si…
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland is an epic poem, originally sung in Old French. It tells the story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. This is an Eng…
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Gol…
The Lost Princess
Also known as "A Double Story" or "The Wise Woman."The story of two very spoiled girls, a princess and a peasant, who ar…
Aesop's Fables
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 Celtic Twilight
I have desired, like every artist, to create a little world out of the beautiful, pleasant, and significant things of this marred and clumsy…
Märchen
Bei diesem letzten Märchen-Almanach von Hauff sind die Märchen:* Die Sage vom Hirschgulden* Das kalte Herz* Saids Schicksale* Die …
Märchen
Hauffs Märchen entstanden in der Spätromantik. Der erste Band mit der Rahmenerzählung “Die Karawane” zeichnet sich durch hohe…
The Scarecrow of Oz
The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal fav…
Prometheus Bound
"Prometheus Bound" is the only complete tragedy of the Prometheia trilogy, traditionally assumed to be the work of Aeschylus. Jupi…
Der Spiegel des Cyprianus
Eine traurige Geschichte über böse und gute Stiefmütter und einen magischen Spiegel. (Summary by Hokuspokus)