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Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)

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Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people; a few are of quite recent origin (Excerpt from text) (3 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Concerning These Stories

3:10

Read by Clarica

King Alfred and the Cakes

3:45

Read by Kristine Bekere

King Alfred and the Beggar

3:56

Read by Kristine Bekere

King Canute on the Seashore

2:50

Read by Annoying Twit

The Sons of William the Conqueror

6:05

Read by Ernst Pattynama

The White Ship

6:01

Read by Ernst Pattynama

King John and the Abbot

8:15

Read by Jennifer Stearns

A Story of Robin Hood

5:34

Read by Annoying Twit

Bruce and the Spider

2:58

Read by dexter

The Black Douglas

3:54

Read by dexter

Three Men of Gotham

2:41

Read by Jennifer Stearns

Other Wise Men of Gotham

4:53

Read by Janna

The Miller of the Dee

2:55

Read by Petra

Sir Philip Sidney

2:08

Read by Annoying Twit

The Ungrateful Soldier

2:04

Read by Janna

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

1:49

Read by Janna

Sir Walter Raleigh

4:24

Read by Janna

Pocahontas

1:59

Read by Janna

George Washington and his Hatchet

1:49

Read by Alex Buie

Grace Darling

3:19

Read by Janna

The Story of William Tell

2:57

Read by Annoying Twit

Arnold Winkelried

3:03

Read by Janna

The Bell of Atri

7:01

Read by Janna

How Napoleon Crossed the Alps

1:47

Read by Joe Pilsbury

The Story of Cincinnatus

7:09

Read by MCrovi

The Story of Regulus

4:55

Read by MCrovi

Cornelia's Jewels

4:27

Read by Rechelle

Androclus and the Lion

4:57

Read by MCrovi

Horatius at the Bridge

6:00

Read by Rechelle

Julius Cæsar

2:27

Read by Janna

The Sword of Damocles

3:15

Read by Annoying Twit

Damon and Pythias

2:56

Read by Janna

A Laconic Answer

2:03

Read by Joe Pilsbury

The Ungrateful Guest

2:16

Read by David Lawrence

Alexander and Bucephalus

2:45

Read by Janna

Diogenes the Wise Man

2:31

Read by Janna

The Brave Three Hundred

2:42

Read by Joe Pilsbury

Socrates and his House

1:10

Read by Annoying Twit

The King and his Hawk

4:53

Read by David Lawrence

Doctor Goldsmith

2:08

Read by Annoying Twit

The Kingdoms

4:54

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

The Barmecide Feast

4:52

Read by Joe Pilsbury

The Endless Tale

4:32

Read by Clarica

The Blind Men and the Elephant

3:11

Read by Clarica

Maximilian and the Goose Boy

4:11

Read by Christine Blachford

The Inchcape Rock

3:50

Read by Janna

Whittington and his Cat

14:01

Read by Janna

Casabianca

3:37

Read by Varra Unreal

Antonio Canova

6:06

Read by alexrobinson

Picciola

7:20

Read by Rhonda Federman

Mignon

5:44

Read by Janna

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