Legends & Fairy Tales
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a curated collection featuring ten enchanting tales for young listene…
The Gold of Fairnilee
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 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…
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who brings gifts to all on Christmas. There are many stories that tell of his life, but t…
The Fall of the Nibelungs
"The Fall of the Nibelungs" is Margaret Armour's plain prose translation from the middle high German of the "Nibelungenlied&q…
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of enchanting tales in Children's Short Works by the beloved Brothers Grimm. This collection features 15 ca…
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly sup…
The Sleeping Beauty
A retelling of the classic fairy-tale, illustrated by one of the leading figures in the Golden Age of book illustration. Never underestimat…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of enchanting tales in Children's Short Works, a collection curated from the timeless stories of Jacob and …
The Story of Robin Hood
"He was brave and kind and merry always, and all the English people—except England's oppressors—loved him with all their hearts and del…
Finnish Legends
One dark winter's day in the north of Finland, Father Mikko seeks shelter in an isolated cabin till a storm abates. After dinner the family …
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an…
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
This is a comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of majo…
Welsh Fairy Tales
This is a collection of delightful tales that explore the uniqueness of the Welsh people, Welsh heroes, Welsh countryside, Welsh animals and…
In the Nursery of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookh…
Puss in Boots, Jr.
David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This is one in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the legend of Puss in…
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo
"I dare say, there are several questions you would like to ask at the very beginning of this history. First: Who is the Monarch of Mo? …
Korean Folk Tales
"To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which …
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…