Myths
Cuentos de Hadas
Traducción de Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Cuentos para la infancia y el hogar") de Jacob y Wilhelm Grimm. (Introducci&oa…
On Passing Deadman’s Island
On Passing Deadman’s Island is a haunting poem by Thomas Moore that weaves together themes of nature, myth, and the supernatural. Set agains…
Balder Dead
"Balder Dead" is a beautiful epic poem by Matthew Arnold. It draws from Norse mythology to retell the story of the the death of Od…
Märchen
Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts begannen die Brüder Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, traditionelle, bisher vor allem mündlich weitergegebene E…
The Frost Spirit
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Frost Spirit by John Greenleaf Whittier. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octo…
Reinaart de Vos
Het episch dierdicht "Van den Vos Reynaerde", geschreven in het Middelnederlands in de 13e eeuw, geldt als een hoogtepunt in de Ne…
A Drama of Exile
In writing her 'Drama of Exile', Barrett's subject was 'the new and strange experience of the fallen humanity, as it went forth from Paradis…
The New Colossus
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus is a powerful sonnet that redefines the image of America as a welcoming refuge for immigrants. Written in 1…
Lore of Proserpine
If a thing is not sensibly true it may be morally so. If it is not phenomenally true it may be so substantially. And it is possible that one…
Der Kleine Häwelmann
Das berühmte Märchen von Theodor Storm erzählt von einem kleinen Jungen, der Häwelmann hieß. Häwelmann schlie…
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its pre…
Märchen
Oscar Wildes Kunstmärchen bieten dem Leser (und Hörer) Zugang zu zauberhaften, filigran gestalteten Welten. Liebe, Leidenschaft, A…
Tristram and Iseult
Tristam & Iseult is a narrative poem containing strong romantic and tragic themes: and was first published in 1852 by Matthew Arnold. Th…
Ostseemärchen
Ostsee, Märchen, Sagen und Lebensweisheit. Bei der vielen Abwechslung, die Hoffmann sich selbst und uns allen gönnte, ist dieses B…
The Iliad of Homer
"The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Iliu…
Beth Gêlert, or the Grave of the Greyhound
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Beth Gêlert, or the Grave of the Greyhound by William Robert Spencer. This was the Fort…
Trésor des Fèves et Fleur des Pois
C'est ainsi que commence ce conte de fées : « Il y avait une fois un pauvre homme et une pauvre femme qui étaient bien v…
Las criaturas acuaticas
Los Bebes Acuáticos: un cuento de Hadas para un bebe terrestre, es una novela para niños escrita por el Reverendo Charles King…
Cuentos y fábulas populares
"Hay en África un arte popular de la narración, del cuentecillo y la fábula de animales.(...) provistos de las cua…
Contes en vers
J'aurais pu rendre mes Contes plus agréables en y mêlant certaines choses un peu libres dont on a accoutumé de les &eacu…