Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)
James Baldwin
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people; a few are of quite recent origin (Excerpt from text) (3 hr 28 min)
Chapters
| Concerning These Stories | 3:10 | Read by Clarica |
| King Alfred and the Cakes | 3:45 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
| King Alfred and the Beggar | 3:56 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
| King Canute on the Seashore | 2:50 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| The Sons of William the Conqueror | 6:05 | Read by Ernst Pattynama |
| The White Ship | 6:01 | Read by Ernst Pattynama |
| King John and the Abbot | 8:15 | Read by Jennifer Stearns |
| A Story of Robin Hood | 5:34 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| Bruce and the Spider | 2:58 | Read by dexter |
| The Black Douglas | 3:54 | Read by dexter |
| Three Men of Gotham | 2:41 | Read by Jennifer Stearns |
| Other Wise Men of Gotham | 4:53 | Read by Janna |
| The Miller of the Dee | 2:55 | Read by Petra |
| Sir Philip Sidney | 2:08 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| The Ungrateful Soldier | 2:04 | Read by Janna |
| Sir Humphrey Gilbert | 1:49 | Read by Janna |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | 4:24 | Read by Janna |
| Pocahontas | 1:59 | Read by Janna |
| George Washington and his Hatchet | 1:49 | Read by Alex Buie |
| Grace Darling | 3:19 | Read by Janna |
| The Story of William Tell | 2:57 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| Arnold Winkelried | 3:03 | Read by Janna |
| The Bell of Atri | 7:01 | Read by Janna |
| How Napoleon Crossed the Alps | 1:47 | Read by Joe Pilsbury |
| The Story of Cincinnatus | 7:09 | Read by MCrovi |
| The Story of Regulus | 4:55 | Read by MCrovi |
| Cornelia's Jewels | 4:27 | Read by Rechelle |
| Androclus and the Lion | 4:57 | Read by MCrovi |
| Horatius at the Bridge | 6:00 | Read by Rechelle |
| Julius Cæsar | 2:27 | Read by Janna |
| The Sword of Damocles | 3:15 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| Damon and Pythias | 2:56 | Read by Janna |
| A Laconic Answer | 2:03 | Read by Joe Pilsbury |
| The Ungrateful Guest | 2:16 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Alexander and Bucephalus | 2:45 | Read by Janna |
| Diogenes the Wise Man | 2:31 | Read by Janna |
| The Brave Three Hundred | 2:42 | Read by Joe Pilsbury |
| Socrates and his House | 1:10 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| The King and his Hawk | 4:53 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Doctor Goldsmith | 2:08 | Read by Annoying Twit |
| The Kingdoms | 4:54 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| The Barmecide Feast | 4:52 | Read by Joe Pilsbury |
| The Endless Tale | 4:32 | Read by Clarica |
| The Blind Men and the Elephant | 3:11 | Read by Clarica |
| Maximilian and the Goose Boy | 4:11 | Read by Christine Blachford |
| The Inchcape Rock | 3:50 | Read by Janna |
| Whittington and his Cat | 14:01 | Read by Janna |
| Casabianca | 3:37 | Read by Varra Unreal |
| Antonio Canova | 6:06 | Read by alexrobinson |
| Picciola | 7:20 | Read by Rhonda Federman |
| Mignon | 5:44 | Read by Janna |
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