Myths
The National Nursery Book
"The Publishers offer in this little volume of well known and long loved stories to their young readers. The tales which have delighted…
The Topaz Story Book
From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …
The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed
Cenydd Morus's (Kenneth Morris) imaginative retelling of tales from the Mabinogion, the great work of Welsh literature first recorded in the…
Faust I
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…
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods
A limbless reptilian monster that propels itself through the swamps with a propellor-tipped tail? A creature so ashamed of its monstrous app…
Psyche
This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche…
Tales of 1928
This anthology of folktales, fables, and legends has been selected from twenty different books published in 1928, covering a range of Europe…
Seven Autumn Leaves From Fairyland
Seven original fairy tales . . ."Now for the stories you promised us.""Well, how many shall there be?""O, seven, on…
Buddhist Legends
A reading of some of the stories from the Dhammapada Commentary as translated by Prof. Burlingame.
Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods
William Drake Westervelt was an eminent scholar of Hawaiian culture, language, and history. In this capacity, he collected the ghost stories…
Puss in Boots, Jr.
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Animal Fables from the Dark Continent
A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in…
The Myths of the New World
The Myths of the New World is a scholarly exploration of the rich tapestry of mythology among the Indigenous peoples of North America. In th…
The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter
King Manus ruled over the Western Island, and he had a castle that was neither higher nor wider than any other King’s castle. But he had a s…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at…
The Turquoise Story Book
A book compiling stories, legends, and poems about summer and nature, piquing reader's interests by appealing to the reader's fancy, quicken…
The Book of Nature Myths
These delightful stories about how natural things began are drawn from the early folk-lore of many races. The wonderful explanations of the…
Told in the gardens of Araby
A collection of Persian stories - Summary by Doug Wade