The Swedish Fairy Book

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English · 5h 13m · Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Anthologies

Klara Stroebe was a noted collector of Scandinavian folk and fairy tales in the 19th Century. Many of these were translated into English and published by Frederick Herman Martens. These are 28 selected "Swedish" fairy tales, part of Stroebe's larger collection in Swedish. Martens wrote that he selected these particular stories for translation into English because he felt they appeared most colorful and entertaining for young readers and also most Swedish in their "flavor". Martens made no attempt to rewrite these tales in their translation, so the Swedish flavor appears to be retained. They were faithfully narrated in the simple, naive manner of their traditional rendering. (Summary by Hox)

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Preface 2:02 Read by Hox
Knoes 11:16 Read by Hox
Lasse, My Thrall! 30:25 Read by Hox
Finn, the Giant, and the Minster of Lund 3:23 Read by Hox
The Skalunda Giant 2:56 Read by Hox
Yuletide Specters 4:33 Read by Hox
Silverwhite and Lillwacker 25:44 Read by Hox
Stompe Pilt 3:33 Read by Hox
The Girl and the Snake 3:45 Read by Hox
Faithful and Unfaithful 16:38 Read by Hox
Starkad and Bale 3:10 Read by Hox
The Werewolf 24:17 Read by Hox
First Born, First Wed 28:09 Read by Hox
The Lame Dog 18:56 Read by Hox
The Mount of the Golden Queen 7:52 Read by Hox
Old Hopgiant 4:21 Read by Hox
The Princess and the Glass Mountain 28:38 Read by Hox
Queen Crane 13:26 Read by Hox
Tales of the Trolls 4:29 Read by Hox
Charcoal Nils and the Trollwoman 7:39 Read by Hox
The Three Dogs 30:49 Read by Hox
The Poor Devil 1:54 Read by Hox
How Smaland and Schonen Came to Be 3:12 Read by Hox
The Evil One and Kitta Grau 6:13 Read by Hox
The Lady of Pintorp 6:57 Read by Hox
The Specter in Fjelkinge 4:41 Read by Hox
The Rooster, the Hand-Mill, and the Swarm of Hornets 6:45 Read by Hox
Torre Jeppe 3:48 Read by Hox
The Man Who Died on Holy Innocents' Day 3:22 Read by Hox