Myths
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…
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes ev…
Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes
It is a loss to American literature that so much of the legendary history of these Indian tribes has gone, beyond hope of recovery. Exquisit…
Life and Death
Henryk Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, but as he wrote in Polish many English-speakers are unfamiliar with his work.…
Contes du Magasin des enfants
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont est considérée comme le premier écrivain à avoir volontairement adopté …
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 Tales from Brazil
Fairy Tales from Brazil invites listeners into a vibrant world of Brazilian folklore, where enchanting stories reveal the rich tapestry of c…
Once on a Time
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle …
Tales from Greece and Rome
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
Legends of Longdendale
Legend meets lore at Longdendale, the "long wooded valley" of fabled Cheshire. Thomas Middleton - a dramatist, politician, antiqua…
Australian Legendary Tales
Australian Legendary Tales presents a captivating collection of Aboriginal folklore, showcasing the rich storytelling traditions of the Narr…
The Knights of the Silver Shield
This is a volume of eleven beautiful and original little fairy tales. - Summary by Carolin
Jātaka Tales
Jātaka tales are ancient Indian folktales that form a part of Buddhist teaching, telling stories of the Buddha’s past lives. Akin to Aesop’s…
Stories of Enchantment
Jane Pentzer Myers's only book was dedicated to Kate Winifred: 'Just between the 'Land o' dreams' and broad daylight is a beautiful world, w…
The Brownies
The Brownies are delightful, helpful, mischievous characters and this series of rollicking rhymes tells many stories about their adventures.…
The Book of Nature Myths
These delightful stories about how natural things began are drawn from the early folk-lore of many races. The wonderful explanations of the…
A Collection of Ballads
This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic…
The Turquoise Story Book
A book compiling stories, legends, and poems about summer and nature, piquing reader's interests by appealing to the reader's fancy, quicken…
The Giant Crab
This is the first collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. There is a second entitled The Talking Thrush (LibriVox audio…
Phantasmion
In 1837 came Phantasmion, a Fairy Tale, Sara Coleridge's longest original work, described by critic Mike Ashley as "the first fairytale…