Myths

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 6, 1866 to 1875

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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…

Manx Fairy Tales

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Sophia Morrison


A collection of fairy tales regarding myths and legends of the Isle of Man. Sophia was considered one of the key figures of the Manx cultur…

The Hag

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Robert Herrick


A poem for Halloween by the 17th century English author Robert Herrick. His poems were not widely popular at the time they were published. …

The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer

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William James Mcglothlin


This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so h…

Anyhow Stories: Moral and otherwise

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Lucy Clifford


A collection of stories and poems for children by British novelist, journalist, and playwright Lucy Lane Clifford, better known during her l…

Children's Short Works, Vol. 018

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Various


LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 018: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Violet: A Fairy Story

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Caroline Snowden Guild


A charming fairytale -- with realistic touches -- from the mid-19th Century.(Summary by BellonaTimes)

Edmund Dulac's Fairy Tale Book

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Edmund Dulac


Unusual Fairy Tales from around the world, this story collection contains; a mother with two daughters both named Caroline, a carriage drawn…

Twinkle and Chubbins; Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland

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L. Frank Baum


Twinkle is a little girl who often finds herself caught up in fantastic adventures. Whether it be being put on trial by angry woodchucks, ra…

Fables of Aesop and Others

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Aesop


The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…

The Light Princess (Version 3)

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George MacDonald


The Light Princess is a fairytale written by George MacDonald about a young princess who is cursed by her wicked aunt to be without gravity.…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 06

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Various


You get to choose what you want to read! (All recordings in English]) So long as the source is Public Domain for you, any short story or cha…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 2)

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Jessie Laidlay Weston, Translated Byjessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston


This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of…

Sylvie and Bruno (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Lewis Carroll


Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its 1893 second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded form the last novel by Lewis Carroll publis…

The Story of the Amulet (version 3 dramatic reading)

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E. Nesbit


The Five Children (from Five Children and It) are once again on holidays, but this time with no sand fairy to grant wishes - or is there? In…

The Shakespeare Story-Book

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Mary Macleod


This book contains many of Shakespeare's most famous plays, retold for children. - Summary by kathrinee

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (version 2)

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Nathaniel Hawthorne


THE author has long been of opinion that many of the classical myths were capable of being rendered into very capital reading for children. …

The Jungle Girl

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Gordon Casserly


Mrs Norton is the wife of the Political Officer and confident of Mr. Wargrave who as an officer ends up at her husbands Border Outpost, Rang…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 04

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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,…

Winnie-the-Pooh (Version 4)

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A. A. Milne


Winnie-the-Pooh is a timeless classic that the world's children have listened to for nearly a hundred years. It tells the tales of a young b…

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