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Fifty Famous Stories Retold

James Baldwin (1841 - 1925)

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William Tell, George Washington and his hatchet, King Alfred as well as many other interesting tales. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Concerning These Stories	Laura Caldwell	00:03:08
Play 01	King Alfred and the Cakes	Laura Caldwell	00:03:35
Play 02	King Alfred and the Beggar	Laura Caldwell	00:03:49
Play 03	King Canute on the Seashore	Laura Caldwell	00:03:08
Play 04	The Sons of William the Conqueror	Laura Caldwell	00:05:24
Play 05	The White Ship	Laura Caldwell	00:05:15
Play 06	King John and the Abbot	Laura Caldwell	00:07:24
Play 07	A Story of Robin Hood	Laura Caldwell	00:05:57
Play 08	Bruce and the Spider	Laura Caldwell	00:02:36
Play 09	The Black Douglas	Laura Caldwell	00:03:59
Play 10	Three Men of Gotham	Laura Caldwell	00:02:22
Play 11	Other Wise Men of Gotham	Laura Caldwell	00:05:27
Play 12	The Miller of the Dee	Laura Caldwell	00:02:38
Play 13	Sir Philip Sidney	Laura Caldwell	00:02:12
Play 14	The Ungrateful Soldier	Laura Caldwell	00:02:17
Play 15	Sir Humphrey Gilbert	Laura Caldwell	00:01:56
Play 16	Sir Walter Raleigh	Laura Caldwell	00:04:38
Play 17	Pocahontas	Laura Caldwell	00:02:12
Play 18	George Washington and His Hatchet	Laura Caldwell	00:01:50
Play 19	Grace Darling	Laura Caldwell	00:03:39
Play 20	The Story of William Tell	Laura Caldwell	00:03:03
Play 21	Arnold Winklereid	Laura Caldwell	00:03:20
Play 22	The Bell of Atri	Laura Caldwell	00:07:41
Play 23	How Napoleon Crossed the Alps	Laura Caldwell	00:01:47
Play 24	The Story of Cincinnatus	Laura Caldwell	00:05:58
Play 25	The Story of Regulus	Laura Caldwell	00:04:06
Play 26	Cornelia's Jewels	Laura Caldwell	00:03:34
Play 27	Androclus and the Lion	Laura Caldwell	00:04:16
Play 28	Horatius at the Bridge	Laura Caldwell	00:04:36
Play 29	Julius Caesar	Laura Caldwell	00:02:31
Play 30	The Sword of Damocles	Laura Caldwell	00:03:20
Play 31	Damon and Pythias	Laura Caldwell	00:03:06
Play 32	A Laconic Answer	Laura Caldwell	00:01:58
Play 33	The Ungrateful Guest	Laura Caldwell	00:02:21
Play 34	Alexander and Bucephalus	Laura Caldwell	00:02:46
Play 35	Diogenes the Wise Man	Laura Caldwell	00:02:24
Play 36	The Brave Three Hundred	Laura Caldwell	00:02:47
Play 37	Socrates and His House	Laura Caldwell	00:01:09
Play 38	The King and His Hawk	Laura Caldwell	00:05:08
Play 39	Doctor Goldsmith	Laura Caldwell	00:01:58
Play 40	The Kingdoms	Laura Caldwell	00:03:28
Play 41	The Barmecide Feast	Laura Caldwell	00:04:50
Play 42	The Endless Tale	Laura Caldwell	00:04:03
Play 43	The Blind Men and the Elephant	Laura Caldwell	00:02:40
Play 44	Maximilian and the Goose Boy	Laura Caldwell	00:05:15
Play 45	The Inchcape Rock	Laura Caldwell	00:04:05
Play 46	Whittington and His Cat	Laura Caldwell	00:14:58
Play 47	Casabianca	Laura Caldwell	00:03:38
Play 48	Antonio Canova	Laura Caldwell	00:05:47
Play 49	Picciola	Laura Caldwell	00:06:07
Play 50	Mignon	Laura Caldwell	00:05:51

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