Myths
The Lance of Kanana: A Story of Arabia
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Harry W. French
A gripping, coming-of-age tale with youthful heroism, wisdom and fortitude on the Arabian Peninsula, somewhat in the style of One Thousand A…
The Flame Tree and Other Folk-Lore Stories from Uganda
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Rosetta Baskerville
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1925, are s…
The Queen Who Flew: A Fairy Tale
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Ford Madox Ford
In this delightful tale, the naive and sheltered Queen Eldrida learns the secret of flight from her friend the bat and sets off by air for a…
Doctor Rabbit and Tom Wildcat
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Thomas Clark Hinkle
All Doctor Rabbit and his friends want is peace in the Big Green Woods. But peace alludes them as long as Tom Wildcat is around because T. W…
Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
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Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. T…
Andersens Märchen Ergänzungsband
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Hans Christian Andersen
Um das Jahr 1860 herum veranstaltete Andersen eine deutsche Ausgabe seiner Märchen und Geschichten, die 112 derselben umfaßte, di…
Leyendas de los indios quichuas
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Filiberto De Oliveira Cézar and Filiberto de Oliveira Cézar
Aqui encontraremos "algunas leyendas, tradiciones y retratos de los indios Quichuas que dan idea del grado de civilización a que…
Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus
Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Thomas Nelson Page
A charming tale about an Tommy, affluent Virginia boy who always gets what he wants at Christmas, only to discover his toys never make him q…
Animal Fables from the Dark Continent
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Alphonso Orenzo Stafford
A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in…
Rumpty-Dudget's Tower: A Fairy Tale
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Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne spins a charming fairy tale featuring the mischievous dwarf Rumpty-Dudget', Princess Hilda, Prince Frank and the Queen. Ad…
The Pot of Gold and Other Stories
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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful chi…
A Medley of Weather Lore
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M. E. S. Wright
A Medley of Weatherlore is a compilation of poems, sayings, and bits of folklore for each month of the year. - Summary by A. Gramour
The King of the Snakes and Other Folklore Stories from Uganda
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Rosetta Baskerville
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1922, are s…
Over lichtende drempels
Read by Marcel Coenders
Louis Couperus
Aan Psyche, Fidessa en Babel hebben wij gezien, dat Couperus in zijne sproken, of allegorieën, of phantasieën, voorwaar geen gerin…
Παραμύθια Δανικά, εκ των του Ανδερσεν
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Hans Christian Andersen
Άντερσενγλυκιά μελαγχολία, συγκίνηση και ειλικρίνεια, είναι τα χαρακτηριστικά των παραμυθιών του.Οι κυριότεροι ήρωες του είναι φτωχοί και αδ…
The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery
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Pádraic Colum
In this 1926 Newbery Honor Book, Pádraic Colum gathers several little-known folk lore tales of exploration on the Atlantic Ocean and …
Early English Hero Tales
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Jeannette Augustus Marks
Supposing you were asked to enter a Great Palace? And within that palace, you were told, were more than a thousand golden doors? And those d…
My Very Own Fairy Stories
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Johnny Gruelle
For those who love the Raggedy Ann and Andy Series, Johnny Gruelle presents these very fine childrens' fairy tales. They are entertaining en…
Three Good Giants
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François Rabelais
As I went on, it did not take me long to discover that it was quite possible for my purpose—following, indeed, the path unconsciously taken …
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 14 (Supplem…
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Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton and William James Mcglothlin
In this volume Shahrazad relates several Arabic folk tales to her sister and is one of the many translated by Richard F. Burton. These tales…