Myths
Once on a Time
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle …
Dschinnistan
Dschinnistan ist eine Sammlung entzückender Rokoko-Märchen für Erwachsene, entstanden in der Tradition der französischen…
The Emerald Story Book
There is no richer theme for children’s stories than the miracle of Spring. The selections in “The Emerald Story Book” aim to serve the youn…
Contes du Magasin des enfants
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont est considérée comme le premier écrivain à avoir volontairement adopté …
The Flower Princess
ONCE upon a time there was a beautiful Princess named Fleurette, who lived in a white marble palace on the top of a high hill. The Princess …
African Jungle Tales
Carl Bender [1869-1935] was a German-born American missionary in Cameroon. During his years in Africa, he collected folktales which he later…
Flower Fables
A Queen of fairy subjects asks her Maids of Honor to tell stories while they wait for the sun to rise. Tales including The Frost King of The…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
Life and Death
Henryk Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, but as he wrote in Polish many English-speakers are unfamiliar with his work.…
The Islands of Magic
LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES. Some three-fourths of the distance between America and Europe there is a group of nine beauti…
The Rainbow Cat
THERE was once a cat which was not in the least like any cat you have ever seen, or I either, for the matter of that. It was a fairy cat, yo…
Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. T…
The Fisherman and His Soul
To get what we want is often the greatest curse of all. The fisherman here accidentally catches a mermaid in his net. He falls in love with…
Stories of Starland
Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells …
Everybody's Book of Luck
The book of luck or, a guide to your success, fortune, future, palmistry, astrology, etc . is an engrossing compendium of legends, myths and…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Australian Legendary Tales
Australian Legendary Tales presents a captivating collection of Aboriginal folklore, showcasing the rich storytelling traditions of the Narr…
Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
Balder The Beautiful
The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external…
El Libro de Las Mil Noches y Una Noche
Ningún libro tan conocido, y menos conocido que esta famosa colección de novelas, monumento literario del pueblo árabe.…