Myths

Serbian Fairy Tales

by Unknown Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Collection of traditional Serbian fairy tales as translated by Elodie Mijatovich, a British author living in Belgrade. Although different, p…

Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

by Richard Gordon Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes ev…

The Enchanted Castle

by Hartwell James and Howard E. Altemus Read by Kalynda 4.7
In a world where nature awakens from its winter slumber, The Enchanted Castle invites listeners into a realm of wonder and magic. This encha…

Folk-lore and Legends

by Charles John Tibbits Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
In this volume I present selections made from the Russian chap-book literature, and from the works of various Russian and Polish collectors …

Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

by Alphonso Orenzo Stafford Read by laurakgibbs 5
A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in…

The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter

by Pádraic Colum Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
King Manus ruled over the Western Island, and he had a castle that was neither higher nor wider than any other King’s castle. But he had a s…

Buddhist Legends

by Anandajoti Bhikkhu 5
A reading of some of the stories from the Dhammapada Commentary as translated by Prof. Burlingame.

Balder Dead

by Matthew Arnold Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.5
The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. L…

The Myths and Fables of To-day

by Samuel Adams Drake Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Samuel Adams was born in 1833, began journalism in 1858, served in the Army for 10 years & returned home to continue with his journalism…

Children's Short Works

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a collection that brings together 15 enchanting tales for young liste…

Orlando Furioso

by Ludovico Ariosto Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.5
Charlemagne's nephew Orlando (AKA Roland) is driven insane by the infidelity of his beloved Angelica. Angelica's relationship with him and o…

The Pearl Fountain

by Julia Kavanagh and Bridget Kavanagh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This is a little volume of fairy Tales by Irish novelists Bridget and Julia Kavanagh. The eleven stories are old-fashioned and original. - S…

Mythology

by Jane Ellen Harrison Read by ChristineB 5
Jane Ellen Harrison was an English classical scholar whose work had a particular focus on the earliest origins of Greek religion. Her Mythol…

The Demi-Gods

by James Stephens Read by Joe Bergin 4.4
In this memorialized Irish tale, 3 huge winged demi-gods (part god/part human) have descended to earth to experience human existence. They e…

Winnebago Stories

by Oliver Lamere Read by KirksVoice 5
Winnebago Stories is a collection of traditional tales from the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) tribe, offering insight into the rich oral traditions o…

Psyche

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche…

Seven Autumn Leaves From Fairyland

by E. Cunningham Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Seven original fairy tales . . ."Now for the stories you promised us.""Well, how many shall there be?""O, seven, on…

The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer

by William James McGlothlin Read by Phil Schempf 4.4
This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so h…

Myths and Legends of Alaska

by Katharine Berry Judson Read by David Wales 4.8
The myths in this 1911 volume are authentic. The original collections were made by government ethnologists. Only the quaintest and purest o…

Tales of 1927

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This anthology of folktales, fables, and legends has been selected from twenty different books published (or re-published) in 1927, covering…

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