Myths
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…
Strange Pages from Family Papers
“Among other qualities which have been supposed to belong to a dead man’s hand, are its medicinal virtues, in connection with which may be m…
Tales of 1927
This anthology of folktales, fables, and legends has been selected from twenty different books published (or re-published) in 1927, covering…
Young Folks' Treasury
This is the second book in a twelve volume series, and highlights myths and legendary heroes from around the world, from Ancient Greece to S…
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
Donald Alexander Mackenzie (1873 – March 2, 1936) was a Scottish journalist and prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in t…
The Lost Continent
During an expedition in the Canary Islands, an archeologist discovers a cave containing tablets with unknown writing. When translated, they …
The Myths of the New World
The Myths of the New World is a scholarly exploration of the rich tapestry of mythology among the Indigenous peoples of North America. In th…
Indian Why Stories
Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing …
More English Fairy Tales
"This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general. It might naturally have be…
The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer
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…
The Oresteia
The Oresteia is a trilogy by Aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient Greece. It encompasses three plays: Agamemnon, The Libati…
Songs of Innocence and Experience
The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…
The Fairy Spinning Wheel and the Tales it spun
This is a little volume of old-fashioned fairy tales, collected and rewritten by Catulle Mendès and translated from the French and ad…
The Enchanted Castle
In a world where nature awakens from its winter slumber, The Enchanted Castle invites listeners into a realm of wonder and magic. This encha…
The Light Princess
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 of Alaska
The myths in this 1911 volume are authentic. The original collections were made by government ethnologists. Only the quaintest and purest o…
Eastern Stories and Legends
A collection of ancient myths, legends and fairy-tales. Each story is a timeless adventure featuring a hero who is sometimes a man, animal o…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Demi-Gods
In this memorialized Irish tale, 3 huge winged demi-gods (part god/part human) have descended to earth to experience human existence. They e…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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…