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Summary: Parables From Nature is a collection of short stories which were originally published as 4 separate volumes. They are inspired from Nature and written for children. Nevertheless, Gatty uses children’s literature because she knows that in doing so, she can reach a wider group of readers and point out problems from the Victorian Age. (Summary by sailormoon for Librivox)
Total running time: 11 hours, 14 minutes
The Law of Authority and Obedience
Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief
Summary: When three brothers mortally offend Mr. Southwest Wind, Esquire, their farm is laid waste and their riches lost. Desperate for money, the brothers become goldsmiths and melt down their remaining treasures . . . only to find that the spirit of the King of the Golden River resides with a molded tankard, and knows the secret of the riches of the Golden River. (Introduction by Xenutia for Librivox)
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Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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Total running time: 12 hours, 22 minutes
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01 ? The Twelve Dancing Princesses
04 ? The Death of Koshchei the Deathless
05 ? The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen
15 ? The Three Princesses of Whiteland
21 ? The True History of Little Goldenhood
Summary: Viking tales are tales from Iceland, featuring the king Halfdan and his son Harald. (Summary by Nadine)
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Total running time:? 3 hours, 30 minutes
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04 – Part I, Olaf’s fight with Havard
08 – Part I, Gyda’s Saucy Message
10 – Part I, King Harald’s Wedding
11 – Part I, King Harald Goes West-Over-Seas
12 – Part II, Homes in Iceland
14 – Part II, Leif and His New Land
15 – Part II, Wineland the Good
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Preface and a Brief Life of Shakespeare
Chapter 1 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Chapter 7 Much Ado about Nothing
Chapter 17 The Taming of the Shrew
Chapter 18 Measure for Measure
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Our Island Story: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Stories of Albion and Brutus
Chapter 2: The Coming of the Romans
Chapter 3: The Romans Come Again
Chapter 4: How Caligula Conquered Britain
Chapter 5: The Story of a Warrior Queen
Chapter 6: The Last of the Romans
Chapter 7: The Story of St. Alban
Chapter 8: Vortigern and King Constans
Chapter 9: The Coming of Hengist and Horsa
Chapter 10: Hengist’s Treachery
Chapter 11: How the Giant’s Dance was Brought to Britain
Chapter 12: The Coming of Arthur
Chapter 13: The Founding of the Round Table
Chapter 14: Gregory and the Pretty Children
Chapter 15: How King Alfred Learned to Read
Chapter 16: King Alfred in the Cowherd’s Cottage
Chapter 17: More About Alfred the Great
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Chapter 18: Ethelred the Unready
Chapter 19: How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown
Chapter 20: Canute and the Waves
Chapter 21: Edward the Confessor
Chapter 23: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Chapter 24: The Battle of Hastings
Chapter 25: William the Conqueror
Chapter 28: The Story of the White Ship
Chapter 29: The Story of King Stephen
Chapter 30: Gilbert and Rohesia
Chapter 32: Conquest of Ireland
Chapter 33: Richard Coer de Lion
Chapter 34: How Blondel found the King
Chapter 39: The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
Chapter 40: The Little War of Chalons
Chapter 41: The First Prince of Wales
Chapter 42: The Hammer of the Scots
Chapter 43: Robert the Bruce and Bohun
Chapter 44: The Battle of Bannockburn
Chapter 45: The Battle of Sluys
Chapter 46: The Battle of Crecy
Chapter 47: The Siege of Calais
Chapter 48: The Battle of Poitiers
Chapter 49: Wat Tyler’s Rebellion
Chapter 50: How King Richard II Lost His Throne
Chapter 51: The Battle of Shrewsbury
Chapter 52: How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison
Running time: 5 hours, 4 minutes
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This unabridged version of Peter Pan is darker than the well-known Disney version, and is more appropriate for older children than younger ones.
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The FlightThe Island Come True
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Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows
Peter Learns Something He Hadn’t Guessed
The Watchman of the Old Orchard
Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark
Some Homes in the Green Forest
A Maker of Thunder and a Friend in Black
Peter Sees Rosebreast and Finds Redcoat
Peter Saves a Friend and Learns Something
A Royal Dresser and a Late Nester
Peter Discovers Two Old Friends
Some More Friends Come with the Snow
Peter Learns Something about Spooky
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How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin
The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
The Beginning of the Armadillos
How the First Letter was Written
The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Sons of William the Conqueror
George Washington and His Hatchet
The Blind Men and the Elephant
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Summary from Librivox:
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history; we are treated to a dazzling montage of kings, queens, barons, knights, explorers, movers and shakers that have played a key role in the history of England.
Marshall freely mixes folk tale with historical fact and in so doing paints a very vivid picture of the past in a style reminiscent of all that is finest in the children’s story-telling tradition. This is the second section of that work and will carry you from the convoluted and bloody Wars of the Roses up to the death of Queen Victoria and the resolution of the Boer War.
Please be advised that this book was written in the early years of the 20th century and there will be words and phrases used then, in all innocence, that are considered politically incorrect in this age. It’s perfectly fine for children to listen to but please ensure there is someone on hand who can explain these terms in a mature fashion.(Summary by Jim, for Librivox.org)
56 Queen Margaret and the Robbers
58 Edward V – The King Who was Never Crowned
59 The Two Little Princes in the Tower
60 Henry VII – Story of the Make-Believe Prince
61 Another Make-Believe Prince
62 Henry VIII and The Field of the Cloth of Gold
63 How the King Became the Defender of the Faith
64 Henry VIII: The Story of the King’s Six Wives
66 The Story of Lady Jane Grey
67 How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner
68 Mary I – How a Candle Was Lit in England
69 How the Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen
70 Elizabeth – The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen
71 How England was saved from the Spaniards
72 Elizabeth–The story of Sir Walter Raleigh
76 How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom
77 How the King and the Parliament Quarrelled
78 The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death
80 The Commonwealth – The Lord Protector
81 How Death Walked in the Streets of London
82 The Story of How London was Burned
85 The Story of the Seven Bishops
87 The Story of Brave Londonderry
88 The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen
89 How the Union Jack was Made
90 The Story of the Earl of Mar’s Hunting Party
91 The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie
92 The Story of Flora MacDonald
93 The Story of The Black Hole of Calcutta
94 The Story of How Canada Was Won
96 A Story of a Spinning Wheel
97 England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty
98 George III – The Battle of Waterloo
99 The First Gentleman in Europe
102 Victoria – When Bread was Dear
106 Victoria – The Siege of Delhi
108 Victoria – Under the Southern Cross
109 From Cannibal to Christian
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01 – The Bronze Ring
02 – Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
03 – East of the Sun and West of the Moon
06 – The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
07 – Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper
08 – Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
09 – The Tale of a Youth who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was
14 – The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots
15 – Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
17 – The Water Lily. The Gold spinners
19 – The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
20 – The History of Whittington
33 – The Princess on the Glass Hill
34 – The story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
35 – The History of Jack the Giant Killer
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02 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11 – All’s Well That Ends Well
18 – Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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