Legends & Fairy Tales

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

by William James McGlothlin Read by Gillian Hendrie 4.5
The third of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her…

A Knyght Ther Was

by Robert F. Young Read by Roger Melin 4.5
"But the Knyght was a little less than perfect, and his horse did not have a metabolism, and his 'castle' was much more mobile - timewi…

An heiligen Wassern

by Jakob Christoph Heer Read by Eva K. 4.8
Im Dorf Sankt Peter im Schweizer Hochgebirge leben die Bewohner des regenarmen Glottertales mit der ständigen Gefahr von Gletscherabbr&…

The Strange Story Book

by Leonora Blanche Lang Read by Linda Andrus 4.7
This is the last book in the The Andrew Lang "Color" Fairy Books series published after his death by his wife. She wrote the stori…

The Book of Elves and Fairies

by Frances Jenkins Olcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Lots of stories and poems about elves, faeries and other wonderful wee folk. All read for you by LibriVox people who love them so what more …

Nouveaux contes de fées pour les petits enfants

by Sophie, Comtesse De Ségur Read by Ezwa 4.8
La Comtesse de Ségur nous livre ici quelques récits qui avaient tant amusés ses petites-filles. L'on y découvre …

Myths And Legends Of The Great Plains

by Katharine Berry Judson Read by David Wales 4.8
Here, amidst the vast sweep of the plains which stretch away to the horizon on every side, boundless, limitless, endless, lived the plains I…

British Goblins

by Wirt Sikes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appo…

Aesop's Fables

by Aesop Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories

by Hans Christian Andersen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Step into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen, a master storyteller whose fairy tales have captivated audiences for generations.…

The Story of Peter Pan

by J. M. Barrie Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
Enter the enchanting world of Neverland in The Story of Peter Pan, a retelling of J. M. Barrie's beloved fairy play. This adaptation, crafte…

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii

by David Kalakaua Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
A collection of legends and myths of the Hawaiian islands and their 'strange people' as told by His Majesty King Kalakaua, the last king of …

Hindoo Tales

by Daṇḍin Read by sid 5
This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated…

History of the Britons

by Nennius Read by BUAES 4
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …

Aino Folk-Tales

by Basil Hall Chamberlain Read by Expatriate 4.8
Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of …

The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…

Strange Pages from Family Papers

by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
“Among other qualities which have been supposed to belong to a dead man’s hand, are its medicinal virtues, in connection with which may be m…

The Faeries of Birchover Wood - The Bad

by Ian Rutter Read by Ian Rutter 4.3
In a time when a King ruled England, and his knights rode into battle for glory and honour, a monster, the Bad, roamed the land, waiting for…

West African Folk Tales

by William H. Barker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
A collection of folk tales mostly centered around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as …

Indian Why Stories

by Frank Bird Linderman Read by Sacha Chander 4.5
Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing …

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