Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks | Literature

"In this valley songs live … and kill. No one knows where the Tufa came from or how they ended up in the mountains of east Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history. But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations. Private Bronwyn Hyatt, a true daughter of the Tufa, has returned from Iraq, wounded in body and spirit, but her troubles are far from over. Cryptic omens warn of impending tragedy, while a restless "haint" has followed her home from the war. Worse yet, Bronwyn has lost touch with herself and with the music that was once a part of her life. With death stalking her family, will she ever again join in the song of her people and let it lift her onto the night winds?"

Alex Bledsoe (Author), Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)

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Tales of Troy and Greece

"Master storyteller Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount Homeric legends of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the lovely Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons, and the Trojan Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Also included in this book are the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur, as well as Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and the adventures of Perseus."

Andrew Lang (Author), Frederick Davidson (Narrator)

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The Story of the Volsungs: The Volsunga Saga

"Originally written in Icelandic in the thirteenth century AD by an anonymous author, The Story of The Volsungs is a legendary saga based on Norse mythology. The epic describes the legendary history and heroic feats of several generations of mythic Viking families and derives from many sources, including preexisting Edda, or heroic poems, Norse legends, historical events, and orally transmitted folklore. The saga is imbued throughout with themes of power, jealousy, love, vengeance, and fear. Often considered a critical influence on such later works as Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle and J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Story of the Volsungs is a powerful epic that continues to resonate for modern listeners. This edition—which includes excerpts from the Poetic Eddas, one of the sources of The Story of the Volsungs—is the translation by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson."

Anonymous (Author), Antony Ferguson (Narrator)

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Celtic Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories from Ireland, Wales and Scotland

"The definitive collection of traditional Celtic fairy tales. Joseph Jacobs' 1892 anthology of the most enduring folklore from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall is a delight for both young and old. Leprechauns, giants, witches, princesses, castles, and sea monsters all abound in this compendium of the best mythology Britain and Ireland have to offer. Includes: 'Connla and the Fairy Maiden', 'Guleesh', 'The Field of Boliauns', 'The Horned Women', 'Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary', 'The Shepherd of Myddvai', 'The Sprightly Tailor', 'The Story of Deirdre', 'Munachar and Manachar', 'Gold Tree and Silver Tree', 'King O'Toole and his Goose', 'Jack and his Comrades', 'The Shee An', 'Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire', 'The Storyteller at Fault', 'The Sea Maiden', 'A Legend of Knockmany', 'Fair, Brown and Trembling', 'Jack and his Master', 'Beth Gellert', 'The Tale of Ivan', 'Andrew Coffey', 'The Battle of the Birds', 'Brewery of Eggshells', and 'The Lad with the Goatskin'."

Joseph Jacobs (Author), Cathy Dobson (Narrator)

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[German] - Die Geschichte des Abul Hasan

"Der junge Kaufmann Abul Hasan reist nach Bagdad und lernt in einem Freudenhaus die Tochter des Besitzers kennen. Er verliebt sich in das Mädchen, doch hat sie ihren Preis ... Die wundersame Begebenheit aus Tausendundeiner Nacht erzählt vom Finden der Liebe, vom Ruin eines reichen Mannes durch die Zuneigung einer Frau und wie sich am Ende doch Eines zum Anderen fügt."

1001 Nacht (Author), Anna Thalbach (Narrator)

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[German] - Hans im Glücke

Ludwig Bechstein (Author), Christian Rode (Narrator)

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[German] - Tischlein deck dich

Ludwig Bechstein (Author), Anna Thalbach (Narrator)

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[German] - Hänsel und Gretel

The Brothers Grimm (Author), Christian Rode (Narrator)

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[German] - Kalif Storch

Wilhelm Hauff (Author), Johannes Steck (Narrator)

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[German] - Vom Fischer und seiner Frau

The Brothers Grimm (Author), Charles Brauer (Narrator)

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Tales from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabi

"Bawdy and exotic, Tales from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night features the wily, seductive Scheherazade, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of 'The Thousand and One Nights' are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This modern edition, culled from the first three volumes of Richard F. Burton's famous ten-volume translation, restores the sensuality and lushness of the original Arabic. Intricate and imaginative, these stories continue to captivate audiences as they have for centuries. The following stories can be found in this audiobook: 'Tale of the Bull and the Ass' 'Tale of the Trader and the Jinni' 'The First Shaykh's Story' 'The Second Shaykh's Story' 'The Third Shaykh's Story' 'The Fisherman and the Jinni' 'The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban' 'King Sindibad and his Falcon' 'The Tale of the Husband and the Parrot' 'The Tale of the Prince and the Ogress' 'The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince' 'The Tale of the Three Apples' 'The Hunchback's Tale' 'The Nazarene Broker's Story' 'The Reeve's Tale' 'The Tale of the Jewish Doctor' 'The Tale of the Tailor' 'The Barber's Tale of Himself' 'The Barber's Tale of His First Brother' 'The Barber's Tale of His Second Brother' 'The Barber's Tale of His Third Brother' 'The Barber's Tale of His Fourth Brother' 'The Barber's Tale of His Fifth Brother' 'The Barber's Tale of His Sixth Brother' 'The End of the Tailor's Tale' 'Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis' 'The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter' 'The Hermits' 'Tale of the Water Fowl and the Tortoise'"

Richard F. Burton (Author), Kevin Foley (Narrator)

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The Red Garden

""Hoffman's characters are always moving back and forth, challenging our perceptions, daring us to judge them."-New York Times Book Review The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales. From the town's founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyone's life is a garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look. The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving."

Alice Hoffman (Author), Nancy Travis (Narrator)

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