Myths

Once on a Time

by A. A. Milne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle …

The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night

by Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton and William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…

West African Folk Tales

by William H. Barker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
A collection of folk tales mostly centered around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as …

The Lair of the White Worm

by Bram Stoker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The Lair of the White Worm is a chilling tale that delves into the depths of horror and the supernatural, crafted by the renowned author of …

Legends of Saints and Sinners

by Douglas Hyde Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"I have called the present volume "Legends of Saints and Sinners," which to a certain extent it is; but I mean it for a book …

South African Folk-Tales

by James A. Honeÿ Read by laurakgibbs 5
James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to …

The Story of Greece

by Mary Esther Miller Macgregor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A retelling of Greek myths, history and stories aimed at children.

Myths and Legends Around the World

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Orlando Furioso

by Ludovico Ariosto Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.5
Charlemagne's nephew Orlando (AKA Roland) is driven insane by the infidelity of his beloved Angelica. Angelica's relationship with him and o…

The Gold of Fairnilee

by Andrew Lang Read by John 4.4
A fairy story set in Scotland about Jean and Randal and what happens when Randal disappears into fairyland. This is Lang's second fairy tal…

The Flame Tree and Other Folk-Lore Stories

by Rosetta Baskerville Read by laurakgibbs 5
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1925, are s…

A Primary Reader

by E. Louise Smythe Read by LittlePeanut 5
"This book originated in a series of little reading lessons prepared for the first grade pupils in the Santa Rosa public schools. The o…

Legends of Longdendale

by Thomas Middleton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Legend meets lore at Longdendale, the "long wooded valley" of fabled Cheshire. Thomas Middleton - a dramatist, politician, antiqua…

John Dough and the Cherub

by L. Frank Baum Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
An evil Arabian sorcerer loans a golden flask full of the Great Elixir - a magic liquid that endows a person with pronounced health, strengt…

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales

by Joseph Jacobs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales invites listeners into the enchanting world of Irish folklore, where magic and reality intertwine. This collecti…

Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

by Richard Gordon Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes ev…

The Emerald Story Book

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
There is no richer theme for children’s stories than the miracle of Spring. The selections in “The Emerald Story Book” aim to serve the youn…

Myths and Legends Around the World

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

The Fisherman and His Soul

by Oscar Wilde Read by Phil Chenevert 4.1
To get what we want is often the greatest curse of all. The fisherman here accidentally catches a mermaid in his net. He falls in love with…

Songs of Innocence and Experience

by William Blake Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.9
The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…

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