Legends & Fairy Tales
Fables of Aesop and Others
The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of tales in Children's Short Works, a collection curated by the renowned brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. …
Fairy Stories my Children Love Best of All
In this collection, we get to know which fairy tales Mr Shimer loved to tell his kids. Some of the stories may be familiar, but most of them…
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. The are an amalgam of mythol…
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. On the night of Christmas a boy and a girl, Tyltil and Mytil, are visite…
More Jataka Tales
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. W…
Holiday House
Extremely popular when it was published, this book was one of the first to include fairy tales which were not only didactic but also enjoyab…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Folk Lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinct…
The Talking Thrush
This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox au…
Favorite Fairy Tales Retold
In this volume, Ms. Cowles has collected her favourite fairy tales and retold them for children. All of the most famous authors are represen…
Children's Short Works
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection that brings together 15 enchanting tales for young liste…
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…
Anyhow Stories
Anyhow Stories is a delightful collection of tales and poems crafted for children by Lucy Clifford, a notable British novelist and playwrigh…
Fairy Tales from Brazil
Fairy Tales from Brazil invites listeners into a vibrant world of Brazilian folklore, where enchanting stories reveal the rich tapestry of c…
Stories of Enchantment
Jane Pentzer Myers's only book was dedicated to Kate Winifred: 'Just between the 'Land o' dreams' and broad daylight is a beautiful world, w…
The Faerie Queene
'The Sixth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of S, Calidore or of Cvrtesie.' Apart from Books 1-6, the only surviving section…
The Mabinogion
Sample a moment of magic realism from the Red Book of Hergest:On one side of the river he saw a flock of white sheep, and on the other a flo…
The Faerie Queene
The Fifth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Artegall or of Ivstice.This masterpiece was never completed, but it continues …
Yvain, or the Knight with the Lion
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion is a romance by Chrétien de Troyes. It was probably written in the 1170s simultaneously with Lancelot, …
Welsh Fairy Tales
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Welsh folklore with this collection of fairy tales, meticulously gathered by P. H. Emerson durin…