Myths
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales
Read by Clive Catterall
George MacDonald
George MacDonald claimed that he did not write for children, but for the child-like. Some of his longer works are clearly intended for adult…
The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Pádraic Colum
Also known as "The Children's Homer," this is Irish writer Padraic Colum's retelling of the events of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey fo…
The Dragon Of Wantley (version 2)
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
A novel, The Dragon of Wantley, was written by Owen Wister (best known as the author of The Virginian) in 1892. Published by Lipincott Press…
Aesop's Fables, Volume 02 (Fables 26-50)
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Aesop
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Faust II
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal w…
Tanglewood Tales
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
All mythology and/or Hawthorne lovers unite!Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from Greek Mythology. This collection featur…
Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75)
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Aesop
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
A Christmas Carol (version 05)
Read by Kyle M.
Charles Dickens
The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted man of business and has little time for the good humor and charity of the Christmas season. B…
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
An unlucky Munchkin boy named Ojo must travel around Oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the Liquid of Petrifaction which has tu…
The Day Boy and the Night Girl
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
George MacDonald
A boy named Photogen, who has never seen the moon, meets a girl named Nycteris, who has never seen the sun. The two of them must escape from…
The Ghost Breaker (Dramatic Reading)
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Charles Goddard
The Ghost Breaker is a drama and haunted house horror complete with heroes, villains, and a Princess. The Ghost Breaker was originally a scr…
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1, 1835 to 1842
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Hans Christian Andersen
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristin…
Famous Men of Greece
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John Henry Haaren
Famous Men of Greece is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interesting by g…
The Brethren
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
H. Rider Haggard
Set in the days of the Crusaders, this books tells of a young maiden named Rosamund, and her twin cousins. Godwin is the grey eyed thoughtfu…
The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria
Read by Rapunzelina
William Scott-Elliot
This volume contains two publications by W. Scott-Elliot, namely The Story of Atlantis (1896) and The Lost Lemuria (1904). A theosophist and…
The Wise Woman
Read by Nathan
George MacDonald
George MacDonald was an influential Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. MacDonald’s works (particularly his fairy tales and fanta…
Early Kings of Norway
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Thomas Carlyle
"The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship. It is to this fa…
Aesop's Fables: A New Revised Edition
Read by Phil Chenevert
Aesop
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds m…
Idylls of the King
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Idylls of the King, published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson which re…
The Book of Nature Myths
Read by Raybrite
Florence Holbrook
This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary …