Myths

Mongan's Frenzy

by James Stephens Read by Michele Fry 4.5
James Stephens is famous for his retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. This tale is about 1.5 hours in length, full of magical lore and…

Elves and Heroes

by Donald Alexander Mackenzie Read by Matthew Reece 4.6
This volume describes, in verse, the mythical creatures and people of ancient Scotland. It also includes explanatory notes about about the c…

Tales of Giants From Brazil

by Elsie Spicer Eells Read by KirksVoice 4.6
Brazil is the land of the giant among all the rivers of the world. It is the land of giant fruits and giant flowers. Of course it is the lan…

The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
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…

Heimskringla

by Snorri Sturleson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
Heimskringla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheimsˌkʰriŋla]) is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Ice…

The Cold Heart

by Wilhelm Hauff Read by Christoph Stangenberg 4.5
Dissatisfied with his life of poverty, Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, summons an ancient spirit who rewards him with three wishes. His …

The Dutch Mariner

by Judith French 4.7
A retelling of the myth by Judith French that inspired Wagner's classic opera "The Flying Dutchman." A mysterious Dutchman is cond…

The King of the Snakes

by Rosetta Baskerville Read by laurakgibbs 4.9
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1922, are s…

In Indian Tents

by Abby Langdon Alger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
A collection of the legends and stories of North Eastern Indians "In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Lela…

Greek Myths and Hero Tales

by Fanny Amanda Comstock Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is a collection of 25 short plays, each covering a different Greek myth or tale. From the famous epics such as Theseus' journey to slay…

Winnebago Stories

by Oliver Lamere Read by KirksVoice 5
Winnebago Stories is a collection of traditional tales from the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) tribe, offering insight into the rich oral traditions o…

Folk-lore and legends

by Charles John Tibbits Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…

Balder Dead

by Matthew Arnold Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.5
The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. L…

The Rainbow Book

by Mabel Henrietta Spielmann Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
"Tales of Fun & Fancy" is the subtitle of this story book and it well describes the contents which are written with a great de…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Folk Lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinct…

The Ingoldsby Legends

by Richard Harris Barham Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…

Children's Short Works

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection that brings together 15 enchanting tales for young liste…

Faust I

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal w…

Minutes To Midnight

by H.R. Jackson Read by H.R. Jackson 4.2
Mythics... Creatures and beings of legend, possessing extraordinary abilities. Once thought of as merely stories, they've learned to blend i…

The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed

by Cenydd Morus Read by Phil Benson 4.8
Cenydd Morus's (Kenneth Morris) imaginative retelling of tales from the Mabinogion, the great work of Welsh literature first recorded in the…

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