Myths
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty chil…
Rumpty-Dudget's Tower
Julian Hawthorne spins a charming fairy tale featuring the mischievous dwarf Rumpty-Dudget', Princess Hilda, Prince Frank and the Queen. Ad…
The Wind Wagon
This is the fourth tale in the Little Journeys to Happy Land series by David Cory author of the Little Jack Rabbit series of children's book…
Alice in Wonderland
The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire C…
The Wonder-Smith and His Son
This 1928 Newbery Honor book is a collection of fourteen Irish folktales about the Gubbaun Saor, a mythologized historical architect and smi…
Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of A Selection from Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation by Anon…
Folk-lore and Legends
The East is rich in Folklore, and the lorist is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while …
Venus and Adonis
Both Ovid and Spenser also treat this ancient myth, but Spenser alters the ending, converting the tale into an archetype of fulfilled love, …
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
The Giant Horse of Oz
In the Ozure Isles in the blue Munchkin Country, the kindom is being terrorized by a horrible monster called Quiberon. After 20 years of hor…
American Hero-Myths
This work was done to begin to draw distinction between myth and reality in the Native American hero lore. It comes at a time when not much…
The Hag
The Hag is a haunting poem by 17th-century English poet Robert Herrick, capturing the eerie essence of Halloween. In this work, Herrick expl…
Princess White Flame
Princess White Flame was a very beautiful princess, there was only one problem. Nobody could see her. She was all invisible except for a shi…
The Ingoldsby Legends
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…
Rock A Bye Library
A book of short fables with morals. (Summary by DSayers)
The Wanderings of Oisin
This narrative poem is composed in three parts, and consists of a dialogue between the aged Irish hero Oisín and St. Patrick. Oison r…
Christmas Outside Of Eden
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…
Balder Dead
"Balder Dead" is a beautiful epic poem by Matthew Arnold. It draws from Norse mythology to retell the story of the the death of Od…
Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country
The following stories have been taken from the great mass of unwritten lore that is to the black-eyed, brown-skinned boys and girls of the S…
The Frost Spirit
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Frost Spirit by John Greenleaf Whittier. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octo…