Myths
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
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Richard Gordon Smith
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes ev…
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde said of his story The Happy Prince that it was "an attempt to treat a tragic modern problem in a form that aims at delicacy…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Der Halskragen übersetzt von Julius Reuscher
The Sea Lady
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H. G. Wells
The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Anonymoustranslated Byjonathan Scott, Anonymoustranslated By Jonathan Scott and William James McGlothlin
The third of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her…
An Arthurian Miscellany
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Various
A collection of works that explore the rich and evocative legend of King Arthur. The exploits of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table …
Les contes noirs
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Jacques Collin de Plancy and Jacques Collin De Plancy
Compilation de 33 contes et légendes folkloriques de la France, rassemblés par Jacques Albin Simon Collin de Plancy (1793-1881…
Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa
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Various
Diese Sammlung umfasst 14 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.Die Legende vom Vogelnest übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1870…
Aino Folk-Tales
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Basil Hall Chamberlain
Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of …
Stories from Pentamerone
Read by Joy Chan
Giambattista Basile
This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stori…
Children's Short Works
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Step into a world of imagination with Children's Short Works, a delightful anthology featuring 15 enchanting tales from the renowned brother…
Granny's Wonderful Chair
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Frances Browne
Granny's Wonderful Chair invites listeners into a world of enchanting fairy tales woven together by the imaginative Frances Browne. This col…
El Libro de Las Mil Noches y Una Noche
Read by Victor Villarraza
Anonymoustranslated By Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and William James McGlothlin
Ningún libro tan conocido, y menos conocido que esta famosa colección de novelas, monumento literario del pueblo árabe.…
Australian Legendary Tales
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K. Langloh Parker
Australian Legendary Tales presents a captivating collection of Aboriginal folklore, showcasing the rich storytelling traditions of the Narr…
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Eine Sammlung der bekannten Volksmärchen, herausgegeben von den Brüdern Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm. Summary by Sonia
Don Juan
Read by Peter Gallagher
George Gordon, Lord Byron
These are the last four Cantos of his mock epic that Byron completed in the year before his death at the age of 36 in Messolonghi, Greece, w…
Irish Fairy Tales
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James Stephens
Collection of Irish Fairy Tales set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies - Summa…
The Fall of the Nibelungs
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Unknowntranslated Bymargaret Armour, Translated Bymargaret Armour and Unknowntranslated By Margaret Armour
"The Fall of the Nibelungs" is Margaret Armour's plain prose translation from the middle high German of the "Nibelungenlied&q…
Tijl Uilenspiegel in Vlaanderen
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Jan Bruylants
Volgens de legende was Uilenspiegel een deugniet die vrij als een vogel in de zestiende eeuw door de Nederlanden trok en iedereen voor de ge…
Légendes rustiques
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George Sand
Voici une collection de 16 contes et légendes de la plume de George Sand (1804-1876), ainsi que la correspondance sur l'affaire tragi…