Myths
The Age of Chivalry
Thomas Bulfinch explains the his work is "an attempt to tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amus…
Red Nails
Conan the Cimmerian pursues the beautiful and deadly pirate Valeria after she kills a Stygian only to find himself cornered by a dragon. App…
In Ghostly Japan
This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries…
The Legends of the Jews
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …
Märchen
Bei diesem letzten Märchen-Almanach von Hauff sind die Märchen:* Die Sage vom Hirschgulden* Das kalte Herz* Saids Schicksale* Die …
The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book
"And now, mamma, until your tea is ready, we know what you must do," said the children, in a breath. "Tell us a story—a 'real…
The Odyssey for Boys and Girls
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 Indian Stories
The Blackfeet were hunters, travelling from place to place on foot. They used implements of stone, wood, or bone, wore clothing made of skin…
The Wonder Clock
"Four and twenty marvellous tales, one for each hour of the day," retold in a novel and entertaining manner by a master of the for…
Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson
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 …
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, the sequel to the popular Fifty Famous Stories Retold, retells the stories of legendary people and mythol…
The Wisdom of the Ancients
"Now I suppose most people will think I am but entertaining myself with a toy, and using much the same kind of licence in expounding th…
In The Days of Giants
This book is made of the stories told by the Northern folk,—the people who live in the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and p…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Fairy and Wonder Tales
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
The Scottish Fairy Book
This book of Scottish fairy tales tells of brownies, fairies, and apparitions, bogies, witches, kelpies, and tales told about a mysterious r…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. Appropriate stories tell of …
Homeric Hymns, Epigrams, and The Battle of Frogs and Mice
Homeric Hymns are thirty-three poems each paying homage to a certain Greek god. Only a few of the poems are more than 250 lines while the re…
Tales of Old Japan
Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…
The Hungry Tiger of Oz
The Hungry Tiger gets a chance to eat LOTS of people. What will happen!?? Will his conscience stop him or will he finally stop his stomach…