Legends & Fairy Tales

Grimm's Fairy Stories

by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Fairies, Evil Step Mothers, Enchanted Forests, Golden Geese, Poor Little Children, Fairy Godmothers, Magic wells, and oh, so many many more …

The Heroes

by Charles Kingsley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This is Kingsley's masterful retelling of the Greek stories about their Heroes and in a manner suitable for children. "why have I calle…

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

by Pádraic Colum Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Gol…

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…

Romances of Old Japan

by Yei Theodora Ozaki Read by mlcui 4.8
A collection of romances from old Japan rendered into English by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Filled with tales of honor, adventure, tragedy, and rom…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

by Jessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poet 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…

Stories of King Arthur and His Knights

by Uriel Waldo Cutler Read by Joy Chan 4.6
Step into the enchanting world of Arthurian legend with Stories of King Arthur and His Knights, a captivating retelling of Sir Thomas Malory…

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…

Völsungasaga

by Anonymous Read by Corpang 4.6
The 13th century Icelandic Völsungasaga is usually read by people studying the Poetic Edda or Wagner's Ring - which obscures the fact i…

The White People

by Frances Hodgson Burnett Read by Anne Fletcher 4.7
A young girl living in remote Scotland discovers she has a unique gift for seeing what others cannot. This ultimately hopeful and positive s…

Household Tales

by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The complete Brothers Grimm stories, as translated directly from the German. Some of the stories will be familiar such as The Frog Prince, R…

Tales of Old Japan

by Lord Redesdale Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…

The Flint Heart

by Eden Phillpotts Read by David Wales 4.5
The flint heart is a stone of heart shape, forged in prehistoric times, that changes whoever owns it into a wicked person. The story of the …

Favorite Fairy Tales

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This book of favorite fairy tales was compiled and illustrated by Peter Newell. it includes Jack The Giant Killer; Cinderella; Sleeping Beau…

The Magical Mimics in Oz

by Jack Snow Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
The land of OZ is the happiest fairyland anywhere, but there are evil creatures whose only ambition is to destroy that happiness. Lurking i…

The Christmas Reindeer

by Thornton W. Burgess Read by Jude Somers 4.7
Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog…

Famous Men of Greece

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Famous Men of Greece offers a captivating exploration of the lives of notable figures from ancient Greece, bringing history to life through …

Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…

Wet Magic

by E. Nesbit Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
A book about children who find magic in every day life .. and discover that mermen and mermaids actually have a whole underwater kingdom wit…

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…

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