Myths
Romulus
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…
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…
Skazki
And a young Tsarevitch plunges his sword into the heart of his enemy, bug the eyes of the people are fixed on the clouds, where over the wav…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a compendium of myths and legends from the Great Plains region of the US. It includes many short st…
African Jungle Tales
Carl Bender [1869-1935] was a German-born American missionary in Cameroon. During his years in Africa, he collected folktales which he later…
The Islands of Magic
LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES. Some three-fourths of the distance between America and Europe there is a group of nine beauti…
Dschinnistan
Dschinnistan ist eine Sammlung entzückender Rokoko-Märchen für Erwachsene, entstanden in der Tradition der französischen…
Sylvie and Bruno
The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published (the Victorian era), the other in the fictional w…
The Rainbow Cat
THERE was once a cat which was not in the least like any cat you have ever seen, or I either, for the matter of that. It was a fairy cat, yo…
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…
Canadian Fairy Tales
Professor Macmillan has placed all lovers of fairy tales under a deep debt of obligation to him. The fairy tale makes a universal appeal bot…
Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods
William Drake Westervelt was an eminent scholar of Hawaiian culture, language, and history. In this capacity, he collected the ghost stories…
The Green Forest Fairy Book
This is a volume of original fairy tales by Loretta Ellen Brady. - Summary by Carolin
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…
Contes du Magasin des enfants
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont est considérée comme le premier écrivain à avoir volontairement adopté …
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…
Metamorphoses
Translated from Latin into English blank verse, this classic Roman text gives an account of a series of fabulous episodes from creation thro…
Life and Death
Henryk Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, but as he wrote in Polish many English-speakers are unfamiliar with his work.…
The Rainbow Book
"Tales of Fun & Fancy" is the subtitle of this story book and it well describes the contents which are written with a great de…