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A Book of Myths
Read by James K. White
Jean Lang
This is a collection of myths--mostly Greek with a smattering of others from the east--written in a clear and easy-to-read style. Lang compl…
Short Science Fiction Collection 060
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Preface
Read by Patrick Randall
William Langland
In The Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)
William Langland’s Vision of Piers the Plowman is one of the Early English poems that may well appeal to many other readers than the profess…
Preface
Read by Maria Kasper
Howard Pyle
In Pepper and Salt
One must have a little pinch of seasoning in this dull, heavy life of ours; one should never look to have all the troubles, the labors, and …
Folk-lore and legends: English
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Charles John Tibbits
The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…
One Step, and Then Another: Chapter 2
Read by Jayjaysil
Francis J. Finn, S.J.
In The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories
A collection of 5 short stories for children, from the author of "Tom Playfair", "Claude Lightfoot", etc.. (Summary by M…
Phantoms
Read by Ben Tucker
Ivan Turgenev
In Dream Tales and Prose Poems
World-renowned Russian author Ivan Turgenev brings us a collection of stories that traffic in the world of dreams, stories of lost love, of …
Short Science Fiction Collection 061
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Part 3 Ch. 5: Admetus
Read by Moromis
Pádraic Colum
In The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Gol…
Preface
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Sapper
In The Lieutenant and Others
This is a volume of short stories by Herman Cyril McNeile, better known by his pseudonym "Sapper", who is well-known until today f…
Eastern Stories and Legends
Read by Max Hollway
Marie Louise Shedlock
A collection of ancient myths, legends and fairy-tales. Each story is a timeless adventure featuring a hero who is sometimes a man, animal o…
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
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Unknown
This is a wonderful compilation of stories that serve to paint a vivid and beautiful image of the Native American figure. The exploration o…
Ghost Music
Read by Cavaet
Robert Graves
In Over The Brazier
This book was the first published of Robert Graves' early poetry, from about fourteen to twenty years of age, and published during his time …
Provençal Legend
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather
In April Twilights and Other Poems
A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. (summary by mleigh)
Beware the Star Gods
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Stuart J. Byrne
In Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I)
‘The Pioneer’ by Irving E. Cox The greatest explorer of them all returns to Earth and finds the world upside down!‘Flight Perilous’ by Ray C…
Preface
Read by Donald Cummings
H. A. Guerber
In The Story of the Greeks
This book is a collection of stories and histories about the Ancient Greeks, including many of their famous myths! - Summary by Ann Boulais
Introduction, by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor
Read by William Allan Jones
Various
In The Best Short Stories of 1915
It seems advisable to undertake a study of the American short story from year to year as it is represented in the American periodicals which…
That Spot
Read by Theo Douglas
Various
In Short Story Collection Vol. 113
Here we present the 113th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collection. Once again, readers selected their own texts, and, as always, have…
In Mythic Seas
Read by Mars
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton
More Australian Legendary Tales
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K. Langloh Parker
The present series of legends have all been collected by myself from the Blacks, as were the previous ones. But in this instance, I had much…