Thirty More Famous Stories Retold
James Baldwin
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, the sequel to the popular Fifty Famous Stories Retold, retells the stories of legendary people and mythological figures in simple, easy-to-understand language appropriate for intermediate readers and listeners of all ages. Contained within are the fascinating and thrilling stories from science and myth, from Camelot and Rome, that every child should know. In James Baldwin's introduction he explains that: "Nearly all the stories are true, and there are not more than three or four that might not have happened. In every one there is something worth learning and remembering." - Summary by Introduction & Jill Engle (5 hr 3 min)
Chapters
| Dedication; To the Boys and Girls | 3:00 | Read by Jill Engle |
| Columbus and the Egg | 3:41 | Read by Kenneth Thompson Marchesi |
| Upon A Peak in Darien--First Story | 6:32 | Read by Adzuom |
| Upon A Peak in Darien--Second Story | 5:03 | Read by Adzuom |
| The Fountain of Youth | 7:16 | Read by Ian Quinlan |
| Eureka! | 6:51 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| Galileo and the Lamps | 3:58 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple | 5:13 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| The First Printer | 6:28 | Read by Emily Maynard |
| John Gutenberg and the Voices | 4:49 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| James Watt and the Teakettle | 5:16 | Read by mhaudio |
| Dr. John and His Father | 9:23 | Read by Lynne T |
| Webster and the Woodchuck | 7:24 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| Friar Bacon and the Brazen Head | 18:49 | Read by Jon Smith |
| As Rich as Croesus | 8:45 | Read by James Koss |
| The Gordian Knot | 9:50 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Why Alexander Wept | 3:29 | Read by mhaudio |
| King Richard and Blondel | 15:37 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| King John and Prince Arthur | 13:27 | Read by Carina Pereira |
| King John and the Magna Charta | 6:46 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Frederick Barbarossa | 14:03 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | 6:30 | Read by Carina Pereira |
| The Fall of Troy | 23:43 | Read by Jennifer Dallman |
| Penelope's Web | 27:44 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| How Rome Was Founded | 24:19 | Read by Steve Kleiser |
| How Decius Mus Saved Rome | 5:08 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Delenda est Carthago! | 7:39 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Hannibal, the Hero of Carthage | 7:42 | Read by Kenneth Thompson Marchesi |
| Crossing the Rubicon | 6:18 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The White-headed Zal | 12:50 | Read by Lynne T |
| Peter Klaus the Goatherd | 15:43 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
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We really liked the book we stood up all night listening to it !!!! We hope there will be more thanks!!
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these abbreviated version of popular tales is a pleasant way to pass the time.