Myths
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…
Rumpty-Dudget's Tower
Julian Hawthorne spins a charming fairy tale featuring the mischievous dwarf Rumpty-Dudget', Princess Hilda, Prince Frank and the Queen. Ad…
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
Lore of Proserpine
If a thing is not sensibly true it may be morally so. If it is not phenomenally true it may be so substantially. And it is possible that one…
Puss in Boots, Jr.
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
The Frost Spirit
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Frost Spirit by John Greenleaf Whittier. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octo…
In Indian Tents
A collection of the legends and stories of North Eastern Indians "In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Lela…
Cocoa Break Collection
Following in the vein of my Coffee-Break collections, this is a collection of short (all under 15 minutes) stories for kids. Focus is on fab…
The Voyagers
In this 1926 Newbery Honor Book, Pádraic Colum gathers several little-known folk lore tales of exploration on the Atlantic Ocean and …
Medusa
LibriVox volunteers bring you 30 recordings of Medusa by Oliver Herford.This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 26, 2025. ------We…
Folk-lore and Legends
The East is rich in Folklore, and the lorist is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while …
The Ingoldsby Legends
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…
The Poems of Madison Cawein
This is Volume 4: Poems of Mystery and of Myth and Romance of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. …
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its pre…
Rock A Bye Library
A book of short fables with morals. (Summary by DSayers)
The Ramayan
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
Orpheus with His Lute
In retelling the mythological story of Orpheus the musician, Winifred Hutchinson covers the singer's education by the nine Muses in Part 1, …
On Passing Deadman’s Island
On Passing Deadman’s Island is a haunting poem by Thomas Moore that weaves together themes of nature, myth, and the supernatural. Set agains…
A Drama of Exile
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…
The Iceberg Express
This is the third tale in the Little Journeys to Happy Land series by David Cory author of the Little Jack Rabbit series of children's books…