Myths
Fairy Tales
This is a collection of international fairy tales clocking in at 5-15 minutes apiece, suitable for children's winter cocoa breaks, or other …
Thais
The fourth century ascetic Paphnuce, journeys from his remote desert hermitage to urban Alexandria determined to locate the stunningly beaut…
The Stone Axe Of Burkamukk
Mary Grant Bruce was an Australian children's writer who spent one year collecting Aboriginal stories in Gippsland - a part of Victoria whic…
In Indian Tents
A collection of the legends and stories of North Eastern Indians "In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Lela…
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. On the night of Christmas a boy and a girl, Tyltil and Mytil, are visite…
Faust II
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…
Fables of Aesop and Others
The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…
Alice in Wonderland
A dramatization of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for the stage. In this version, Alice goes…
Grotesques and Fantasies
A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, …
The Faerie Queene
The Fifth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Artegall or of Ivstice.This masterpiece was never completed, but it continues …
Honey-Bee
A sweet fairy-tale, Honey-Bee tells the story of two children raised as brother and sister, but who are not. One day they venture out to fin…
Holiday House
Extremely popular when it was published, this book was one of the first to include fairy tales which were not only didactic but also enjoyab…
The Princess Pourquoi
Once upon a time, a princess was born, and a fairy cursed her with a mind: "She is a woman-child, and yet she shall think. She shall be…
Fairy Tales and Stories
Step into a world of wonder with this enchanting collection of fairy tales and stories by Hans Christian Andersen. Known for his imaginative…
Favorite Fairy Tales Retold
In this volume, Ms. Cowles has collected her favourite fairy tales and retold them for children. All of the most famous authors are represen…
The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by…
The Faerie Queene
'The Sixth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of S, Calidore or of Cvrtesie.' Apart from Books 1-6, the only surviving section…
The Counterpane Fairy
Teddy has been ill. Now, he is feeling better and is bored; and his exhausted mother needs to rest. He is befriended by the Counterpane Fair…
Wet Magic
Are mermaids real? Well of course they are! Just ask the four very English children who, when on vacation by the sea, find out about one b…