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| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v1 — Charles M. Skinner |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v1 “Vol. 1. THE HUDSON AND ITS HILLS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v2 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v2 “Vol. 2. THE ISLE OF MANHATTOES AND NEARBY…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v3 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v3 “Vol. 3. ON AND NEAR THE DELAWARE…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v4 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v4 “Vol. 4. TALES OF PURITAN LAND…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v5 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v5 “Vol. 5. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE SOUTH…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v6 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v6 “Vol. 6. THE CENTRAL STATES AND GREAT LAKES…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v7 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v7 “Vol. 7. ALONG THE ROCKY RANGE…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v8 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v8 “Vol. 8. ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| American Folktales | Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v9 — American Folktales |
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, v9 “Vol. 9. AS TO BURIED TREASURE AND STORIED WATERS, CLIFFS, AND MOUNTAINS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Book of Invasions | The Battle of Moytura — Book of Invasions |
The Battle of Moytura “"Not hard to say," said Coirpre, "I will make a glam dicenn against them, and I will satirize them and shame them so that through the spell of my art they will offer no resistance …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Book of Invasions | The Conquest of the Sons of Mil — Book of Invasions |
The Conquest of the Sons of Mil “"Do just righteousness. It is fitting for you to maintain a good brotherhood. It is right for you to have a good disposition. Good is the land and the patrimony you inhabit; plente…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Book of Invasions | The Conquest of The Fir Bolg — Book of Invasions |
The Conquest of The Fir Bolg “Of the Children of Nemed by descent were they, for Semeon son of Erglan son of Beoan son of Starn son of Nemed was chief of one of the three nonads of the Children of Nemed who wen…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Book of Invasions | The Conquest of Nemed — Book of Invasions |
The Conquest of Nemed “Now wrath and rage seized the Children of Nemed for the heaviness of their distress and the injuriousness of their tax; so that their three chieftains plotted to cause their people…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Book of Invasions | The Conquest of The Tuatha De Danann — Book of Invasions |
The Conquest of The Tuatha De Danann “From Gorias was brought the spear that Lug had; no battle was maintained against him who had it in his hand. From Findias was brought the sword of Nuada; none used to escape who wa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Charles Eastman | Old Indian Days — Charles Eastman |
Old Indian Days “The chief called his counselors together and set before them the dream of the priest, whose prophecy, he said, was already being fulfilled in part by the westward movement of the b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Charles Eastman | Indian Boyhood — Charles Eastman |
Indian Boyhood “Such was the Indian's wild life! When game was to be had and the sun shone, they easily forgot the bitter experiences of the winter before. Little preparation was made for the futu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Charles Eastman | The Soul of the Indian — Charles Eastman |
The Soul of the Indian “Long before I ever heard of Christ, or saw a white man, I had learned from an untutored woman the essence of morality. With the help of dear Nature herself, she taught me things si…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Jewish Mythology | The Legends of the Jews Volume 1 — Jewish Mythology |
The Legends of the Jews Volume 1 “At this early moment the Torah interfered. She addressed herself to God: "O Lord of the world! The world is Thine, Thou canst do with it as seemeth good in Thine eyes. But the man …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Jewish Mythology | The Legends of the Jews Volume 2 — Jewish Mythology |
The Legends of the Jews Volume 2 “Meanwhile her friends returned from the Nile festival, and they came to visit her and inquire after her health. They found her looking wretchedly ill, on account of the excitement …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Jewish Mythology | The Legends Of The Jews Volume III — Jewish Mythology |
The Legends Of The Jews Volume III “But in this art, too, Joshua was his match, for he, too, knew how to time properly the attack upon individuals, and he destroyed Amalek, his sons, the armies he himself commanded, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Jewish Mythology | The Legends Of The Jews Volume IV — Jewish Mythology |
The Legends Of The Jews Volume IV “The battle took place on a Friday. Joshua knew it would pain the people deeply to be compelled to desecrate the holy Sabbath day. Besides, he noticed that the heathen were using so…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches |
Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches “When a wizard, a worshipper of Diana, one who worships the Moon, desires the love of a woman, he can change her into the form of a dog, when she, forgetting who she is, and all thi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Amleth, Prince of Denmark |
Amleth, Prince of Denmark “His discolored face and visage smutched with slime denoted foolish and grotesque madness. All he said was of a piece with these follies; all he did savored of utter lethargy. In a …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Baldur's Dream |
Baldur's Dream “Who is he that on Hel intrudes?/Who calls me up, increasing my grief?/Drenched by hail, driven by storm,/Dew-frozen, I am dead long.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | British Goblins: Welsh folk-lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions |
British Goblins: Welsh folk-lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions “THE Gwragedd Annwn (literally, wives of the lower world, or hell) are the elfin dames who dwell under the water. I find no resemblance in the Welsh fairy to our familiar mermaid, b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Cattle-Raid of Cooley |
The Cattle-Raid of Cooley “"Then they all gazed upon him. They wondered and marvelled. "Come, boys!" cried Folloman, Conchobar's son," the urchin insults us. Throw yourselves all on yon fellow, and his death…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Second Battle of Mag Tuired |
The Second Battle of Mag Tuired “9. The Tuatha De came with a great fleet to Ireland to take it by force from the Fir Bolg. Upon reaching the territory of Corcu Belgatan (which is Conmaicne Mara today), they at on…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Cuchulain of Muirtheme |
Cuchulain of Muirtheme “WHEN Cuchulain was growing out of his boyhood at Emain Macha, all the women of Ulster loved him for his skill in feats, for the lightness of his leap, for the weight of his wisdom,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries |
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries “The fairies were wont to take away infants and their mothers, and many precautions were taken to safeguard them till purification and baptism took place, when the fairy power becam…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Fairy Legends and Traditions |
Fairy Legends and Traditions “IT is said by those who ought to understand such things, that the good people, or the fairies, are some of the angels who. were turned out of heaven, and who landed on their feet i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Gods and Fighting Men |
Gods and Fighting Men “Now it chanced at that time there were three brothers of the Tuatha de Danaan living together in a place that was called Druim na Teine, the Ridge of the Fire, Goibniu and Samthain…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Havamal (Words of the High one) |
Havamal (Words of the High one) “Two wooden stakes stood on the plain,/On them I hung my clothes:/ Draped in linen, they looked well born,/But, naked, I was a nobody…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Heroic Legends of Ireland |
Heroic Legends of Ireland “EOCHAID AIREMON took the sovereignty over Erin, and the five provinces of Ireland were obedient to him, for the king of each province was his vassal. Now these were they who were t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Kalevala |
The Kalevala “WAINAMOINEN, the magician,/Takes his steed of copper color,/Hitches quick his fleet-foot courser, /Puts his racer to the snow-sledge,/Straightway springs upon the cross-seat,/Snaps…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race |
Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race “In his time was the glory of the "Red Branch" in Ulster, who were the offspring of Ross the Red, King of Ulster, with collateral relatives and allies, forming ultimately a kind of …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Lilac Fairy Book |
The Lilac Fairy Book “There was once a little farmer and his wife living near Coolgarrow. They had three children, and my story happened while the youngest was a baby. The wife was a good wife enough, b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | More Celtic Fairy Tales |
More Celtic Fairy Tales “The woman was not long a widow when she married a second time, and had two daughters. These two daughters hated their half-sister, thought she was not so wise as another, and nickn…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Myths and of Ireland |
Myths and of Ireland “Fair and Brown had new dresses, and went to church every Sunday. Trembling was kept at home to do the cooking and work. They would not let her go out of the house at all; for she w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Lay of Sigrdrifa |
The Lay of Sigrdrifa “Thought-runes you should know if you would be thought by all /The wisest of mortal men:/Hropt devised them,/Hropt scratched them/Hropt took them to heart…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland |
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland “There was a woman below in that village where I lived to my grief and my sorrow, and she used to be throwing the evil eye, but she is in the poorhouse now - Mrs. Boylan her name is…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Voluspa (The Song Of The Sybil) |
Voluspa (The Song Of The Sybil) “I tell of giants from times forgotten./Those who fed me in former days:/Nine worlds I can reckon, nine roots of the tree./The wonderful ash, way under the ground…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Welsh Fairy Book |
The Welsh Fairy Book “THE people of Pembrokeshire were for a long time puzzled to know where the fairies, or the Children of Rhys the Deep, as they are called in Little England beyond Wales, lived. They…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Brown Fairy Book |
The Brown Fairy Book “With one bound he caught up his mantle, and rushed headlong down the path he had come, fearing at each step to feel a hand laid on his shoulder. It was not till he had left the las…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Poems by the Way |
Poems by the Way “With that same chest on door he smote,/For the lack of flesh and skin;/"O hearken, maiden Else,/And let thy true-love in!" --by William Morris…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Viking Tales |
Viking Tales “"Ah! the bite of the sword is sweeter than the kiss of your mother," he said to Olaf one day. "When shall I stand in the prow of a dragon and feast on the fight? I am hungry to see…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Celtic Fairy Tales |
Celtic Fairy Tales “Prequel to "More Celtic Fairy Tales," also by Joseph Jacobs. OK, I forgot I had this one.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The King of Ireland's Son |
The King of Ireland's Son “"And who are you?" said the King of Ireland's Son. "Aefa is my name," said she, "I am the eldest and the wisest daughter of the Enchanter of the Black Back-lands. My father is prep…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England |
Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England “BEGONE, dull care!/I prithee begone from me;/Begone, dull care!/Thou and I can never agree./Long while thou hast been tarrying here,/And fain thou wouldst me kill;/…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Romantic Ballads Translated from the Danish and Miscellaneous Pieces |
Romantic Ballads Translated from the Danish and Miscellaneous Pieces “Said he, "If thou art valiant, Knight,/My murder soon will see the light;/For thou wilt ride to Heddybee,/Where live my youthful brothers three:/"And there, too, thou wilt surely f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE POEMS OF OSSIAN |
THE POEMS OF OSSIAN “Ossian, the legendary poet, is today believed to be entirely the creation of James McPherson, but hey, he mixed in some great Celtic stories, right? (Note, his poems don't rhyme. S…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Tales From Two Hemispheres |
Tales From Two Hemispheres “For a moment he stood still, then stalked up to the table, and, with a heavy thump, dropped down into a chair. There he remained with his elbows resting on his knees, and absently …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | American Indian Myth Poems — Hartley Alexander |
American Indian Myth Poems “THE footfalls of many feet are on the prairies,/Treading softly, like the rustling of shaken grasses;/In the air about me is a sound scarce audible,/As of the wings of silent birds…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Myths and Legends of the Sioux — Marie McLaughlin |
Myths and Legends of the Sioux “The two brothers lashed their ponies and came back to camp. They told their story, but were not believed. "The woman has killed herself and my brothers will not tell me," said the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Sorrows of Yamba or The Negro Woman's Lamentation |
The Sorrows of Yamba or The Negro Woman's Lamentation “"Poor and wounded, faint and sick,/"All exposs'd to burning sky,/"Massa bids me grass to pick,/"And now I am near to die. (Note: Author is Not Currently Verifiable)…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Many Swans: Sun Myth of the North American Indians — Amy Lowell |
Many Swans: Sun Myth of the North American Indians “Then Grass-Bush-and-Blossom wrapped her cedar-bark skirt about her and sprang up, and her silver and copper ornaments rang sweetly with her moving. The-One-Who-Walks-All-Over-the-S…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Irish Aeneid: (Imtheachta Aeniasa) |
The Irish Aeneid: (Imtheachta Aeniasa) “They dug broad, grey spears into the flanks of strong soldiers. Riveted arrows pierced the bodies of fair, warlike champions. Abundance of heroes, robust, strong, dexterous, fell t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Tale of Mulan, the Maiden Chief |
The Tale of Mulan, the Maiden Chief “"My father's cherished life to save,/ My country to redeem,/ The dangers of the field I'll brave:/ I am not what I seem.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Teig O'Kane and the Corpse |
Teig O'Kane and the Corpse “"Teig O'Kane won't lift the corpse," said the little maneen, with a wicked little laugh, for all the world like the breaking of a lock of dry kippeens, and with a little harsh voic…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Colloquy with the Ancients |
The Colloquy with the Ancients “There they were until the morrow's morning came, when Patrick robed himself and emerged upon the green; together with his three score priests, three score psalmodists, and holy bis…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and his Horse |
The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and his Horse “After this lay they saw the big man approach; but short as was his distance from them now, yet for his gait of going and his progress that was so bad he was a long time in covering…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The History of Fulk Fitz-Warine |
The History of Fulk Fitz-Warine “Good sirs, of old have you heard tell how that William the Bastard, the Duke of Normandy, came, with a great host, and folk without number, into England, and there conquered by for…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Feast Of Bricriu |
The Feast Of Bricriu “Cuchulainn anon sought out the womenfolk, and took thrice fifty needles from them. These he tossed up one after the other. Each needle went into the eye of the other, till in that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Australian Legendary Tales — Collected By Mrs. K. Langloh Parker |
Australian Legendary Tales “Gooloo was a very old woman, and a very wicked old woman too, as this story will tell. During all the past season, when the grass was thick with seed, she had gathered much doonbur…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Japanese Fairy Tales — Yei Theodora Ozaki |
Japanese Fairy Tales “Long, long ago in Kyoto, the people of the city were terrified by accounts of a dreadful ogre, who, it was said, haunted the Gate of Rashomon at twilight and seized whoever passed …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore |
The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore “On the night of Declan's birth a wondrous sign was revealed to all, that is to the people who were in the neighbourhood of the birthplace; this was a ball of fire which was seen bl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Night Before Christmas — Clement Clarke Moore |
The Night Before Christmas “And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof/ The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Second Battle of Mag Tuired |
The Second Battle of Mag Tuired “9. The Tuatha De came with a great fleet to Ireland to take it by force from the Fir Bolg. Upon reaching the territory of Corcu Belgatan (which is Conmaicne Mara today), they at on…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Cuchulain of Muirtheme |
Cuchulain of Muirtheme “On the morning of the morrow the fight was begun again, and the two sans of Scathach were going up the path of feats to fight against three others of the best champions of Aoife, C…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest — Katharine Berry Judson |
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest “Then Coyote collected a great bundle of tail feathers from owls, hawks, eagles, and buzzards. He journeyed over the whole earth and carefully located the site of each Indian villag…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Legends of the Kaw — Carrie De Voe |
Legends of the Kaw “The Ski-di band offered human sacrifices to the morning star. A young captive, taken in war, was selected and fattened, being treated kindly during the days of preparation. He was …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | MYTHS OF CRETE AND PRE-HELLENIC EUROPE — DONALD A. MACKENZIE |
MYTHS OF CRETE AND PRE-HELLENIC EUROPE “In Crete there were three outstanding forms of the mother-goddess-the snake-goddess, the dove-goddess, and the "lady of wild creatures". These may have been different forms of an o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | EGYPTIAN MYTH AND LEGEND — Donald Mackenzie |
EGYPTIAN MYTH AND LEGEND “The Egyptian ghosts, the enemies of the living, like the archaic deities, were of repulsive aspect. They came from tombs in mummy bandages with cheeks of decaying flesh, flat noses…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Legends of Vancouver — E. Pauline Johnson |
Legends of Vancouver “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Heroic Legends — Agnes Grozier Herbertson |
Heroic Legends “The youth replied: "Sir, I had a father, a good and gentle knight. And on a day it chanced that he fell asleep, wearing this coat. And, while he slept, one whose name I know not fe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan — W.B. Laughead |
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan “Subtitled: The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan as Told in the Camps of the White Pine Lumbermen for Generations During Which Time the Loggers Have Pioneered the Way Through the N…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Wilhelm Tell — Friedrich Von Schiller |
Wilhelm Tell “GESSLER: Now, Tell! since at a hundred strides thou hitt'st An apple from a tree, So thou wilt have To prove thine art to me -- Now take the crossbow -- Thou hast it there at hand …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE BANSHEE — ANONYMOUS |
THE BANSHEE “At length the darksome morning appeared struggling through the wintry clouds, and Moya again opened the door to look out. But what was her dismay when she found the horse standing …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Legends of San Francisco — George W. Caldwell |
The Legends of San Francisco “Would you know the mystic legend/ Of the peaks of San Francisco--/ Of the Twin Peaks standing Guardian/ Of the gay and careless city,/ Ever laughing by the gateway/ Of our Golden C…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Devil and Daniel Webster — Stephen Vincent Benet |
The Devil and Daniel Webster “Well, with that the argument began -- and it went hot and heavy. At first, Jabez Stone had a flicker of hope, but when he saw Dan'l Webster being forced back at point after point, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Tales Of The Punjab — Flora Annie Steel |
Tales Of The Punjab “And mighty Westarwan, noting the rosy radiance in the east, turned his proud eyes towards it; and, lo! the perfection of her beauty smote upon his senses with a sharp, wistful wond…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Legends That Every Child Should Know — Hamilton Wright Mabie |
Legends That Every Child Should Know “Now Felice had heard many whisperings how Guy was dying for love of her, since her handmaidens had compassion on the youth, and sought to turn her heart toward him; but Felice was …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Kiltartan Poetry Book — Lady Gregory |
The Kiltartan Poetry Book “As to the Seven Heavens that are around the earth, the first of them is the bright cloudy heaven that is the nearest and that has shining out of it the moon and the scattering of s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Junior Classics, V6 |
Junior Classics, V6 “OLD-FASHIONED TALES…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Algonquin Legends of New England — Charles Godfrey Leland |
The Algonquin Legends of New England “When Glooskap came to the camp, which was at Ogumkegeak (M.), now called Liverpool, he found no one. But there lay the witch-kwed-lakun-cheech (M.), or birch-bark dish of Martin, a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Gododdin Poems — William F. Skene |
The Gododdin Poems “The men went to Catraeth with the day:/ Have not the best of battles their disgrace?/ They made biers a matter of necessity./ With blades full of vigour in defence of Baptism./ Thi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Heroic Romances of Ireland Volume 1 — A. H. Leahy |
Heroic Romances of Ireland Volume 1 “Then that lady rose behind Manannan as he passed, and Manannan greeted her: "O lady!" he said, "which wilt thou do? wilt thou depart with me, or abide here until Cuchulain comes to…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Heroic Romances of Ireland Volume 2 — A. H. Leahy |
Heroic Romances of Ireland Volume 2 “"Trust us well," answered Conall, "that raid will we do!/And the castle they sought, and the snake at them flew:/ For it darted on Conall, and twined round his waist;/ Yet the whol…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Secret Common-Wealth — Robert Kirk |
The Secret Common-Wealth “8. Their weapons are most-what solid earthy bodies, nothing of iron, but much of a Stone like to yellow soft flint shaped like a Barbed arrow head, but flung as a dart with great f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Spider's Web — Ryunosuke Akutagawa |
The Spider's Web “But one morning he feebly raised his poor head, and looking upward towards the darkened sky which spread itself like a pall over the Bloody Pond, his eyes discerned the silvery lin…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Household Tales by Brothers Grimm |
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm “Note: These fairy tales by brothers Grimm are based on the original 1884 translation "Household Tales" of Margaret Hunt. This text is based on the book "Grimm's household tales wit…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore — Fay-Cooper Cole |
A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore “The Ipogau who are trying to celebrate Sayang make errors. The spirit Kadaklan and his wife instruct them to go and watch the Sayang at Sayau. They do as bidden and after learning …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Story of Siegfried — James Baldwin |
The Story of Siegfried “"O precious, precious gem-stones," faltered Schilbung, "how beautiful you are! And you are mine, all mine. I will keep you safe. Come, come, my bright-eyed beauties! No one but me …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic — Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic “And while he was thus singing his verse near the door, there came suddenly a mighty storm of wind, so that the king and all his nobles thought the castle would fall on their heads.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Indian Fairy Tales — Collected by Joseph Jacobs |
Indian Fairy Tales “At last he succeeded; heaven threw in his way a ruined well. He thought he could collect some water if he let down his chombu with the string that he always carried noosed to the n…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Legends of Saint Patrick — Aubrey de Vere |
The Legends of Saint Patrick “Their stony organs o'er the lonely main./ And trembles yet the pilgrim, noting at eve/ The pride Fomorian, and that Giant Way/ Trending toward eastern Alba. From his throne/ Above …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Green Fairy Book |
The Green Fairy Book “As the Caliph spoke he saw the second stork circling round his head and gradually flying towards the earth. Quickly he drew the box from his girdle, took a good pinch of the snuff,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Egyptian Tales, Second Series — W. M. Flinders Petrie |
Egyptian Tales, Second Series “Now when Tahutia came near to Joppa, with all the footmen of Pharaoh, he sent unto the Foe in Joppa, and said, "Behold now his majesty, King Men-kheper-ra, has sent all this great …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | English Fairy Tales — Edited by Joseph Jacobs |
English Fairy Tales “Well, the master's son he got well very soon, and they were to be married in a little time. It was to be a very grand wedding, and every one was asked far and near. And Cap o' Rush…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Celtic Tales — Louey Chisholm |
Celtic Tales “Still spake the swan-maiden. 'Three hundred years must we float on this lone lake, three hundred years shall we be storm-tossed on the waters between Erin and Alba, and three hundr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | More Jataka Tales — Ellen C. Babbitt |
More Jataka Tales “The wise Goat thought: "These wicked Wolves want to play another trick on me. But I have thought of a trick to play on them." So the Goat said: "I will go to see your mate, and I w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Old Ballads — Selected by Beverly Nichols |
Old Ballads “And first, quo' the king, when I'm in this stead,/ With my crowne of golde so faire on my head,/ Among all my liege-men so noble of birthe,/ Thou must tell me to one penny what I a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Old Hungarian Fairy Tales — Baroness Orczy |
Old Hungarian Fairy Tales “The next day Narcissa got up and dressed, or rather made Forget-me-not dress her as usual; she was not yet tired of all the admiration her beauty always roused whereever she passed…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks — William Elliot Griffis |
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks “Now when Uller wanted a wife to marry him, he made love to Skadi, because she was a huntress and liked the things which he liked. So they never had a quarrel. She was very strong, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Celtic Fairy Tales — edited by Joseph Jacobs |
Celtic Fairy Tales “The doorkeeper went, and what he saw was a lank, grey beggarman; half his sword bared behind his haunch, his two shoes full of cold road-a-wayish water sousing about him, the tips …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Laws of the Iroquois — Elias Johnson |
Laws of the Iroquois “Full title: Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | After Long Years and Other Storie |
After Long Years and Other Storie “Note: These ethical stories have been translated from the German with the view of instilling into the minds of youthful readers such truths as will help materially toward building …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | In Ghostly Japan — Lafcadio Hearn |
In Ghostly Japan “One night, at a very late hour, Tomozo heard the voice of a woman in his master's apartment; and this made him uneasy. He feared that Shinzaburo, being very gentle and affectionate…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |