Legends & Fairy Tales
Gawayne and the Green Knight
Read by Betsie Bush
The Gawain Poet, Charlton Miner Lewis, The Gawain Poettranslated Bycharlton Miner Lewis, The Gawain Poettranslated By Charlton Miner Lewis and The Gawain Poettranslated By Charlton Miner Lewis
Charlton Miner Lewis' version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telli…
The Faerie Queene
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Edmund Spenser
The Second Booke of the Faerie Queene contayning The Legende of Sir Guyon or of Tempaurance. The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it c…
Fairy Tales from South Africa
Read by NoelBadrian
Mrs. E. J. Bourhill, Mrs. E.J. Bourhill and Mrs. E. J. Bourhill
The stories in this collection come from the oral traditions of the people from Swaziland, Matabeleland (Ndebele people) and Zululand in So…
The Phoenix and the Carpet
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E. Nesbit and Honoré de Balzac
Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They disco…
The Story of Robin Hood
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Bertha Evangeline Bush
"He was brave and kind and merry always, and all the English people—except England's oppressors—loved him with all their hearts and del…
Children's Short Works
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 008: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades
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Florence Holbrook
Despite the title's bland sounding name, this book is a charming collection of 16 plays for children. These little plays—well-known stories …
The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Cowardly Lion, always fearful, has become even more afraid than usual and is convinced that he has lost the courage the Wizard of OZ gav…
The Giant-Killer
Read by Lynne T
Charlotte Maria Tucker
Ten year old twins. Constantine and Adolphus are chagrined to be shipped off to a private tutor in the country. Their lot appears worse when…
The Lost Continent
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C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
During an expedition in the Canary Islands, an archeologist discovers a cave containing tablets with unknown writing. When translated, they …
The Silver Princess in Oz
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Ruth Plumly Thompson
Young King Randy of Regalia is visited by his old friend, Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink. Together, they set out to visit their…
Children's Short Works
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Various
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 017: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Fables for the Frivolous
Read by Phil Chenevert
Guy Wetmore Carryl
Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La …
The Indian Fairy Book
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Henry R. Schoolcraft
These Indian fairy tales are chosen from the many stories collected by Mr. Henry R. Schoolcraft, the first man to study how the Indians live…
The Fasti
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Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso
The Fasti is a Latin poem in six books, written by Ovid and believed to have been published in 8 AD. The Fasti is organized according to th…
Folk-lore and legends
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Charles John Tibbits
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…
Uncle Wiggily's Fortune
Read by Lee Smalley
Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stor…
The Green Forest Fairy Book
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Loretta Ellen Brady
This is a volume of original fairy tales by Loretta Ellen Brady. - Summary by Carolin
Kabumpo in Oz
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
An elephant in Oz? You bet! The tiny kingdom of Pumperdink has what no neighboring kingdom has: an Elegant Elephant in court, and his name i…
The Fairies and the Christmas Child
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Lilian Gask
The worst of being a Christmas Child is that you don’t get birthday presents, but only Christmas ones. Old Naylor, who was Father’s coachman…