Legends & Fairy Tales

Phantasmion

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Sara Coleridge



In 1837 came Phantasmion, a Fairy Tale, Sara Coleridge's longest original work, described by critic Mike Ashley as "the first fairytale…

The Hollow Tree Snowed In Book

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Albert Bigelow Paine



Once upon a time, in the Big Deep Woods, there was a big hollow tree with three hollow branches. The tree animals living in each of these …

Fairy Tales from Gold Lands Volume One

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May Wentworth



California, both old and new, is the scene of these fairy stories. They are unique tales written with with a pleasant tinge of romance abou…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 15

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Various



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

Sylvie and Bruno (Version 3)

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Lewis Carroll



Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded published in 1893, form the last novel by Lewis …

The Fairy Latchkey

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Magdalene Horsfall



Philomene Isolde is a good little girl, but has been very lonely since the death of her mother. Playing make-believe in the garden, Philomen…

Twilight Voices

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William Allingham



William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor, who wrote several volumes of lyric verse. (Summary by David Lawrence)

Fairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2)

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Elsie Spicer Eells



A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - S…

Venus and Adonis (Version 2)

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William Shakespeare



Both Ovid and Spenser also treat this ancient myth, but Spenser alters the ending, converting the tale into an archetype of fulfilled love, …

The Sleeping Beauty

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C. S. Evans



A retelling of the classic fairy-tale, illustrated by one of the leading figures in the Golden Age of book illustration. Never underestimat…

Christmas Outside Of Eden

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Coningsby Dawson



A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 08

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Various



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

Children's Short Works, Vol. 022

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Various



LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 022: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Lucian's Dialogues Volume 2: The Dialogues of the Sea-Gods

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Lucian of Samosata and Lucian Of Samosata



The Dialogues of the Sea-Gods are 15 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods, originally written in Attic Greek…

The Ladder of Rickety Rungs

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T. C. O'Donnell



Bedtime is the time for strange and wonderful stories as we drift into slumber. This children's book is full of them and the adventures of …

Puss in Boots, Jr. in Fairyland

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David Cory



David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This book is in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the legend of Puss i…

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

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Ruth Plumly Thompson



The Hungry Tiger gets a chance to eat LOTS of people. What will happen!?? Will his conscience stop him or will he finally stop his stomach…

The New Colossus

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Emma Lazarus



LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 24, 2012.L…

Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales

Read by Steven Fellows


Edith Ogden Harrison



Edith Ogden Harrison's first published work, Prince Silverwings, is a collection of seven fairy tales for young readers. It is perhaps best …

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 13

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Various



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

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