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Edgar Dubs ShimerFairy 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…
Hans Christian AndersenFairy Tales
This collection of fairy tales include many that you may never have heard of. Published in 1884, Andersen obviously enjoyed…
Logan MarshallFavorite Fairy Tales (Version 2)
Love fairy tales? We all do, and here are some of our "Favorite Fairy Tales." Come join us to the land of China to hear the story…
Loretta Ellen BradyGreen Forest Fairy Book
This is a volume of original fairy tales by Loretta Ellen Brady. - Summary by Carolin
Andrew LangGrey Fairy Book
The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries — Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece…
Israel ZangwillGrotesques and Fantasies
A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the…
Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1, 1835 to 1842
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary…
Oscar WildeHappy Prince and Other Tales (version 5)
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…
David CoryIceberg Express
This is the third tale in the Little Journeys to Happy Land series by David Cory author of the Little Jack Rabbit series of…
Alfred, Lord TennysonIdylls of the King
Idylls of the King, published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord…
Henry R. SchoolcraftIndian Fairy Book
These Indian fairy tales are chosen from the many stories collected by Mr. Henry R. Schoolcraft, the first man to study how the…
Ellen C. BabbittJataka Tales
Jataka Tales form a part of the collective Indian Fairy tales with the only distinction that most of Jataka Tales have a moral…
Alice van Leer CarrickKitty-Cat Tales
Dolly's parents go away to care for her grandmother. She misses them dreadfully. Miss Jane is no help at all in comforting Dolly…
Ethel Cook EliotLittle House in the Fairy Wood
A lonely boy is taken in by the friendly inhabitants of a little house in the woods. Through this adventure, he finds the fairy…
Louisa May AlcottLulu's Library, Volume 3
No handy foreword from Louisa this time! This is the third volume of short stories by Louisa May Alcott for children. This…
David CoryPuss in Boots, Jr. and Tom Thumb
David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This book is in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the…
Carlo CollodiAdventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The…
AesopAesop for Children
A collection of Aesop's fables for children from the classic American book illustrated by Milo Winter. Read along and see the…
AesopAesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily…
AesopAesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily…
AesopAesop's Fables, Volume 09 (Fables 201-225)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily…
AesopAesop's Fables: A New Revised Edition
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and…
Charles Godfrey LelandAlgonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac
This work, then, contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin…
Mrs. J. C. GorhamAlice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable
The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the…
L. Frank BaumAmerican Fairy Tales
This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete…
Charles M. SkinnerAmerican Myths and Legends, Volume 1
American Myths and Legends is another collection of folklore from author Charles M. Skinner, whose exhaustive and expansive work…
AnonymousArabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01
The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes…
K. Langloh ParkerAustralian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs As Told To The Piccaninnies
A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as…
G. K. ChestertonBallad of the White Horse (Version 3)
This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is…
Margaret T. CanbyBirdie and His Fairy Friends
This book contains 13 stories for little children, about a little boy named Birdie and his adventures out in nature with the…
AnonymousBook of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 12
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an…
Cyrus MacmillanCanadian Wonder Tales
This is a collection of folk tales originating in Canada, some from aboriginal oral tradition and others due to early French…
Elsie Spicer EellsFairy Tales from Brazil
This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial…
Elsie Spicer EellsFairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2)
A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the…
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaust II
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so…
Louisa May AlcottFlower Fables - Version 2
A Queen of fairy subjects asks her Maids of Honor to tell stories while they wait for the sun to rise. Tales including The Frost…
Elphinstone DayrellFolk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the…
Johnny GruelleFriendly Fairies
Friendly Fairies is a popular book by Johnny Gruelle who is known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Listen to…
Olive Beaupre Miller, VariousFrom the Tower Window of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fifth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for…
Frances BrowneGranny's Wonderful Chair (Dramatic Reading)
Her most famous work, Granny's Wonderful Chair, was published in 1856 and it is still in print to this day. It is a richly…
Pádraic ColumKing of Ireland's Son
The King of Ireland's Son is a children's novel published in Ireland in 1916 written by Padraic Colum, and illustrated by Willy…
Harry W. FrenchLance of Kanana: A Story of Arabia
A gripping, coming-of-age tale with youthful heroism, wisdom and fortitude on the Arabian Peninsula, somewhat in the style of One…
Andrew LangViolet Fairy Book
Andrew Lang’s Violet Fairy Book (1901) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a…
Frances Jenkins OlcottWonder Garden
"Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of…
AesopAesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily…
AesopAesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily…
Maurice MaeterlinckBlue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts
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…
Clifton JohnsonBook of Fairy-Tale Bears
Bears make an appearance in so many fairy tales and fables, it is difficult to imagine a fairy-tale world without them. However…
Clifton JohnsonBook of Fairy-Tale Foxes
Wild animals play a big role in many fairy tales, and foxes are some of the best-represented animals in folklore. In this volume…
Florence HolbrookBook of Nature Myths (Version 2)
These delightful stories about how natural things began are drawn from the early folk-lore of many races. The wonderful…
Pádraic ColumChildren of Odin
Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of…
Coningsby DawsonChristmas Outside Of Eden
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle…
Harold GazeCoppertop
The story is about a little girl who meets all manner of strange gnomes, fairies and creatures after she goes to sleep at night…
Andrew LangCrimson Fairy Book
The Crimson Fairy Book contains thirty-six stories collected from around the world and edited by Andrew Lang. Many tales in this…
Fyodor DostoyevskyCrocodile (Version 2)
Fyodor Dostoevesky's "The Crocodile," first published in 1865 in the magazine "Epoch," is the story of Ivan Matveitch, a young…
Ann RadcliffeEDWY: A Poem, in Three Parts
In Edwy, Ann Radcliffe gives us a delightful piece of poetic moonshine, whose eponymous hero seeks assistance from the world of…
Knud RasmussenEskimo Folk-Tales
Quote: "No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly…
Jean de La FontaineFables in Rhyme for Little Folks (version 2)
This is a short book which collects together 18 charming fables, written in rhyme and intended to be enjoyed by children. Based…
Lafcadio HearnFantastics and Other Fancies
This posthumous collection of short stories by noted author and historian of weird folklore brings together 36 of his earliest…
Henry BestonFirelight Fairy Book
One pleasant summer day, as the fairy-tale lover sat reading a book beneath the low spreading branches of an oak tree, he heard a…