Myths
Alice in Wonderland
The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire C…
The Ramayan
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
The Wonder-Smith and His Son
This 1928 Newbery Honor book is a collection of fourteen Irish folktales about the Gubbaun Saor, a mythologized historical architect and smi…
Gawayne and the Green Knight
Published in 1903, Gawayne and the Green Knight is a modern-language retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a 14th-century verse roma…
Venus and Adonis
Both Ovid and Spenser also treat this ancient myth, but Spenser alters the ending, converting the tale into an archetype of fulfilled love, …
Folk-lore and Legends
The East is rich in Folklore, and the lorist is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while …
American Hero-Myths
This work was done to begin to draw distinction between myth and reality in the Native American hero lore. It comes at a time when not much…
The Ingoldsby Legends
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a captivating collection that brings together a variety of tales from history, folklore, and…
Princess White Flame
Princess White Flame was a very beautiful princess, there was only one problem. Nobody could see her. She was all invisible except for a shi…
Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country
The following stories have been taken from the great mass of unwritten lore that is to the black-eyed, brown-skinned boys and girls of the S…
Christmas Outside Of Eden
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…
The Ingoldsby Legends
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty chil…
The Ramayan
The Ramayan(a) is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti…
Cocoa Break Collection
Following in the vein of my Coffee-Break collections, this is a collection of short (all under 15 minutes) stories for kids. Focus is on fab…
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
The Hag
The Hag is a haunting poem by 17th-century English poet Robert Herrick, capturing the eerie essence of Halloween. In this work, Herrick expl…
Merrimeg
This is a charming fairy story by renowned author William Bowen. Merrimeg is a kind, helpful and obedient little girl. But after finishing h…
The Iceberg 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 children's books…