Myths
Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Guy Wetmore Carryl
Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La …
The Green Forest Fairy Book
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Loretta Ellen Brady
This is a volume of original fairy tales by Loretta Ellen Brady. - Summary by Carolin
Uncle Wiggily's Fortune
Read by Lee Smalley
Howard R. Garis
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 Fasti
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Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso
The Fasti is a Latin poem in six books, written by Ovid and believed to have been published in 8 AD. The Fasti is organized according to th…
The Giant-Killer - or the Battle Which All Must Fight
Read by Lynne T
Charlotte Maria Tucker
Ten year old twins. Constantine and Adolphus are chagrined to be shipped off to a private tutor in the country. Their lot appears worse when…
The Lost Continent
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C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
During an expedition in the Canary Islands, an archeologist discovers a cave containing tablets with unknown writing. When translated, they …
Kabumpo in Oz (version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
An elephant in Oz? You bet! The tiny kingdom of Pumperdink has what no neighboring kingdom has: an Elegant Elephant in court, and his name i…
Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 04
Read by Paolo Fedi
Jean de la Fontaine
Nei 12 volumi delle "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia um…
Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch
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Eva Katherine Gibson
Annie Elfrida McLane lives in a little brown house of the South Dakota prairie, within sight of the Black Hills. Her father is a widower and…
The Fairies and the Christmas Child
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Lilian Gask
The worst of being a Christmas Child is that you don’t get birthday presents, but only Christmas ones. Old Naylor, who was Father’s coachman…
The History of Reynard the Fox
Read by Caden Vaughn Clegg
Henry Morley
Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of allegorical fables in French, Dutch, English, and German, first published around 1170. The fables ar…
Policeman Bluejay
Read by Jude Somers
L. Frank Baum
This is another "TWINKLE TALE" from Mr. Baum (written under the pen name Laura Bancroft) and celebrates the further adventures of …
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2
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Songling Pu
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai" is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly super…
Folk-lore and legends: English
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Charles John Tibbits
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…
Legends of Norseland
Read by Ryan Williams
Mara L. Pratt
Collection of tales from the Norse legends, from the beginning of the golden kingdom of the Aesir, to it's end within the flames of Ragnarok…
Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1
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Unknowntranslated Bycecil Henry Bompas
This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its pre…
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce's collection of short parables, published under the pen name of Dod Grile, is similar to Aesop's Fables. This compilation is …
Grimm's Fairy Stories
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Fairies, Evil Step Mothers, Enchanted Forests, Golden Geese, Poor Little Children, Fairy Godmothers, Magic wells, and oh, so many many more …
A Drama of Exile
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
In writing her 'Drama of Exile', Barrett's subject was 'the new and strange experience of the fallen humanity, as it went forth from Paradis…
On Passing Deadman’s Island
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Thomas Moore
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of On Passing Deadman’s Island by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July…