Legends & Fairy Tales
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…
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…
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…
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…
Anyhow Stories
Anyhow Stories is a delightful collection of tales and poems crafted for children by Lucy Clifford, a notable British novelist and playwrigh…
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 …
The Old Man and the Ass
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Old Man and the Ass by Jean de La Fontaine. (There was no translator acknowledged in the t…
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…
Wonderwings
Wonderwings invites listeners into a magical realm where fairies take center stage in three enchanting tales. Each story weaves together ele…
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…
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…
Fairy Tales and Stories
Step into a world of wonder with this enchanting collection of fairy tales and stories by Hans Christian Andersen. Known for his imaginative…
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 Counterpane Fairy
Teddy has been ill. Now, he is feeling better and is bored; and his exhausted mother needs to rest. He is befriended by the Counterpane Fair…
Fairy Tales from Gold Lands
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…
The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories
Here are some really amusing stories and fables told with delightful wit. Some poke fun at human foibles and some are there for the simple j…
Legends of Charlemagne
This study of Charlemagne is directed at the general literature reading public. Although the author tried to remain true to the legend and m…
The Princess Pourquoi
Once upon a time, a princess was born, and a fairy cursed her with a mind: "She is a woman-child, and yet she shall think. She shall be…
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, …
The Strange Story Book
A collection of stories compiled by the widow of the renowned children's short-story collector, Andrew Lang. She describes this as the final…