Legends & Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories

by Hans Christian Andersen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Step into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen, a master storyteller whose fairy tales have captivated generations. This collecti…

Idylls of the King

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.6
Idylls of the King, published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson which re…

Japanese Fairy Tales

by Yei Theodora Ozaki Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
First published in 1908, this is a book of "beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan" that were collected, translated and retold…

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll Read by Peter Yearsley 4.7
"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do ..." .. and from that mom…

The Cowardly Lion of Oz

by Ruth Plumly Thompson Read by Phil Chenevert 4.8
The Cowardly Lion, always fearful, has become even more afraid than usual and is convinced that he has lost the courage the Wizard of OZ gav…

American Indian Fairy Tales

by William Trowbridge Larned Read by Chip 4.7
With no written language, Native Americans living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down through the generations by…

The Wise Woman

by George MacDonald Read by Nathan 4.6
George MacDonald was an influential Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. MacDonald’s works (particularly his fairy tales and fanta…

Household Tales

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The complete Brothers Grimm stories, as translated directly from the German. Some of the stories will be familiar such as The Frog Prince, R…

The Age of Fable

by Thomas Bulfinch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes…

The Lost Princess

by George MacDonald Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Also known as "A Double Story" or "The Wise Woman."The story of two very spoiled girls, a princess and a peasant, who ar…

The Brown Fairy Book

by Andrew Lang Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Step into a world of enchantment with Andrew Lang's The Brown Fairy Book, a captivating collection of fairy tales that transports listeners …

The Princess and Curdie

by George MacDonald Read by Hannah Mary 4.6
A year has passed since Curdie's adventures with young Princess Irene and the hostile goblins deep in the mountain. As Curdie grows up, his …

The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria

by William Scott-Elliot Read by Rapunzelina 4.3
This volume contains two publications by W. Scott-Elliot, namely The Story of Atlantis (1896) and The Lost Lemuria (1904). A theosophist and…

The Wind Boy

by Ethel Cook Eliot Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.7
A gentle, otherworldly novel featuring the mysterious “girl from the mountains” who aides a refugee family in a most unexpected way. Mystica…

Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Jessie Laidlay Weston, Translated Byjessie Laidlay Weston, The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poettranslated By Jessie Laidlay Weston Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.7
This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of…

English Fairy Tales

by Joseph Jacobs Read by Joy Chan 4.6
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs is a captivating anthology that brings together a rich tapestry of traditional tales from England. Each…

The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book

by Constance Cary Harrison Read by Carol Box 4.9
"And now, mamma, until your tea is ready, we know what you must do," said the children, in a breath. "Tell us a story—a 'real…

Uncle Wiggily's Fortune

by Howard R. Garis Read by Lee Smalley 4.8
Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stor…

The Age of Chivalry

by Thomas Bulfinch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Thomas Bulfinch explains the his work is "an attempt to tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amus…

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