Legends & Fairy Tales
Eastern Stories and Legends
Read by Max Hollway
Marie Louise Shedlock
A collection of ancient myths, legends and fairy-tales. Each story is a timeless adventure featuring a hero who is sometimes a man, animal o…
The Crocodile
Read by Phillip Cryan
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoevesky's "The Crocodile," first published in 1865 in the magazine "Epoch," is the story of Ivan Matveitch, a…
Legend Land
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Lyonesse
"Being a collection of some of the OLD TALES told in those Western Parts of Britain served by the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, now retold by …
The Ghosts' High Noon
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W. S. Gilbert
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Ghosts' High Noon by W. S. Gilbert. This was the Weekly Poetry HALLOWE'EN project for Oct…
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Jean de la Fontaine
This is a short book which collects together 18 charming fables, written in rhyme and intended to be enjoyed by children. Based on stories w…
The Three Mulla-mulgars
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Walter de la Mare and Walter De La Mare
Three monkey brothers, Thumb, Thimble, and Nod, are Mulla-mulgars or royal monkeys. As she dies, their mother gives them the enchanted Wonde…
The Train Dogs
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E. Pauline Johnson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Train Dogs by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 6th, 20…
The Strange Story Book
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Leonora Blanche Lang
A collection of stories compiled by the widow of the renowned children's short-story collector, Andrew Lang. She describes this as the final…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Heroes
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Charles Kingsley
This is Kingsley's masterful retelling of the Greek stories about their Heroes and in a manner suitable for children. "why have I calle…
A Selection from the Norse Tales
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Sir George Webbe Dasent
This is a collection of Norse folktales selected as being appropriate for children. They range from short pieces such as, "How One Wen…
Mr. Wicker's Window
Read by Arthur Piantadosi
Carley Dawson
When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to …
The Children's Wonder Book
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Various
This is a wild mix of different children's stories by different authors. All lof the stories are original, and some of them use a well-known…
Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
The wonderful but quirky Wizard of Oz has invented a plane to go strato-sphering. Zooming among the clouds and shooting stars above OZ cert…
Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman
Read by Linette Geisel
Annie Fellows Johnston
We all know that Santa Claus has a large family in which to help him in the delivery of presents, peace, and good cheer. So what would you d…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Knights of the Silver Shield
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Raymond Macdonald Alden
This is a volume of eleven beautiful and original little fairy tales. - Summary by Carolin
The Lavender Dragon
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Eden Phillpotts
A well meaning dragon steals lonely humans to populate his version of paradise. A knight-errant comes to the rescue, but finds this terribl…
EDWY: A Poem
Read by Grant Hurlock
Ann Radcliffe
In Edwy, Ann Radcliffe gives us a delightful piece of poetic moonshine, whose eponymous hero seeks assistance from the world of faerie in or…
The Santa Claus Story Book
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Unknown
This is a collection of fairy tales. The first story is a Christmas story in verse, and of course the Christmas holidays are the best time f…