Legends & Fairy Tales
Psyche
This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche…
Folk-lore and legends
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a curated collection featuring 15 enchanting tales for young listener…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection that brings together 15 enchanting tales for young liste…
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded continues the adventures of the many characters in the previous volume Sylvie and Bruno. The fairy-children Sylvi…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of tales in Children's Short Works, a collection curated by the renowned brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. …
Holiday House
Extremely popular when it was published, this book was one of the first to include fairy tales which were not only didactic but also enjoyab…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Folk Lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinct…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfri…
The Talking Thrush
This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox au…
Favorite Fairy Tales Retold
In this volume, Ms. Cowles has collected her favourite fairy tales and retold them for children. All of the most famous authors are represen…
More Jataka Tales
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. W…
The Topaz Story Book
From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
The Arabian Nights Entertainments invites listeners into a mesmerizing world of ancient tales, where magic, adventure, and wisdom intertwine…
The Indian Fairy Book
These Indian fairy tales are chosen from the many stories collected by Mr. Henry R. Schoolcraft, the first man to study how the Indians live…
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
The wandering minstrel Martin Pippin finds a lovelorn ploughman who begs him to visit the orchard where his beloved has been locked in the w…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection that brings together 15 enchanting tales for young liste…