Myths

Old Testament Legends

by M. R. James Read by David Wales 4.4
M R James was a well regarded English scholar who studied the medieval period (he also wrote great ghost stories!). Apocryphal books are a…

The Legends of the Jews

by Louis Ginzberg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …

The Wisdom of the Ancients

by Francis Bacon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"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…

The Firelight Fairy Book

by Henry Beston Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
One pleasant summer day, as the fairy-tale lover sat reading a book beneath the low spreading branches of an oak tree, he heard a hum of win…

The New Atlantis

by Francis Bacon Read by Bill Boerst 4.4
In 1623, Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideas in New Atlantis. Released in 1627, this was his creation of an ideal land where p…

Under the Sunset

by Bram Stoker Read by Sandra Cullum 4.4
“Under the Sunset” is a collection of eight amazing fantasy tales from the mind and imagination of the legendary Bram Stoker (Dracula.) Orig…

Korean Fairy Tales

by William Elliot Griffis Read by NoelBadrian 4.8
Everywhere on earth the fairy world of each country is older and perhaps more enduring than the one we see and feel and tread upon. So I tel…

The Little Match Girl

by Hans Christian Andersen Read by Phil Chenevert 4.8
The Little Match Girl is a poignant tale by Hans Christian Andersen that captures the essence of hope and despair through the eyes of a youn…

The Scottish Fairy Book

by Elizabeth W. Grierson Read by Nan Dodge 4.8
This book of Scottish fairy tales tells of brownies, fairies, and apparitions, bogies, witches, kelpies, and tales told about a mysterious r…

The Royal Book of Oz

by Ruth Plumly Thompson Read by Phil Chenevert 4.7
"Of course, we all knew the Scarecrow was a very fine fellow, but surely we never guessed he ascended from an emperor. Most of us desce…

The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria

by William Scott-Elliot Read by Rapunzelina 4.3
This volume contains two publications by W. Scott-Elliot, namely The Story of Atlantis (1896) and The Lost Lemuria (1904). A theosophist and…

Swanhilde

by Wilhelm Hauff Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Wilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his fairy tales (Märchen). Some of his stories, such as the Caliph…

Russian Fairy Tales

by Peter Nikolaevich Polevoi Read by Expatriate 4.8
The existence of the Russian Skazki or Märchen was first made generally known to the British public by Mr W. R. S. Ralston in his “Russ…

Old Peter's Russian Tales

by Arthur Ransome Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Arthur Ransome is best known for his Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books. This is the only example of his fiction in the public …

Myths and Legends Around the World

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. Appropriate stories tell of …

Uncle Wiggily's Fortune

by Howard R. Garis Read by Lee Smalley 4.8
Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stor…

The Book of Werewolves

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Book of Werewolves by Sabine Baring-Gould delves into the fascinating world of lycanthropy, exploring the myths and legends that have su…

The Prose Edda

by Snorri Sturleson Read by Expatriate 4.6
Also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri's Edda, the Prose Edda is a three-part work composed or at least compiled by thirteenth-century Ice…

Old Greek Stories

by James Baldwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin invites listeners into the enchanting world of ancient Greek mythology, where legendary heroes embark on …

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

by L. Frank Baum Read by Kristin LeMoine 4.8
This story of Santa Claus veers away slightly from the traditional stories of his beginnings. L. Frank Baum creates a world of fantasy that …

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