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Stories from Pentamerone
by Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575 – 1632)
This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stories as the basis of modern fairy tales. Be warned however, that these stories are a lot more violent and gruesome then the Disney versions you may be familiar with. Parents should listen to the files to gauge their suitability before allowing children to listen to them.
(Summary by Joy Chan)
- Gutenberg e-text 2198
- Wikipedia – Giambattista Basile
- LibriVox’s Stories from Pentamerone Internet Archive page
- Zip file of the entire book 222.9MB
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Total running time: 7:43:57
Read by Joy Chan
mp3 and ogg files
- 01 – How the tales came to be told – 00:16:38
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[ogg vorbis - 11.1MB] - 02 – The Myrtle – 00:17:38
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[ogg vorbis - 11.6MB] - 03 – Peruonto – 00:14:35
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[ogg vorbis - 9.5MB] - 04 – Vardiello – 00:13:14
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[ogg vorbis - 8.7MB] - 05 – The Flea – 00:12:15
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[ogg vorbis - 8.1MB] - 06 – Cenerentola – 00:13:02
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[ogg vorbis - 8.4MB] - 07 – The Merchant – 00:12:06
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[ogg vorbis - 8.4MB] - 08 – Goat-face – 00:13:07
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[ogg vorbis - 8.6MB] - 09 – The Enchanted Doe – 00:13:02
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[ogg vorbis - 8.7MB] - 10 – Parsley – 00:08:03
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[ogg vorbis - 5.4MB] - 11 – The Three Sisters – 00:11:27
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[ogg vorbis - 7.5MB] - 12 – Violet – 00:11:00
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[ogg vorbis - 7.3MB] - 13 – Pippo – 00:10:44
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[ogg vorbis - 7.1MB] - 14 – The Serpent – 00:18:02
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[ogg vorbis - 12.2MB] - 15 – The She-Bear – 00:16:14
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[ogg vorbis - 10.9MB] - 16 – The Dove – 00:19:00
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[ogg vorbis - 12.8MB] - 17 – Cannetella – 00:14:55
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[ogg vorbis - 10.0MB] - 18 – Corvetto – 00:12:00
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[ogg vorbis - 8.1MB] - 19 – The Booby – 00:14:05
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[ogg vorbis - 9.6MB] - 20 – The Stone in the Cock’s Head – 00:11:35
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[ogg vorbis - 7.7MB] - 21 – The Three Enchanted Princes – 00:15:17
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[ogg vorbis - 10.7MB] - 22 – The Dragon – 00:21:15
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[ogg vorbis - 13.9MB] - 23 – The Two Cakes – 00:13:51
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[ogg vorbis - 9.1MB] - 24 – The Seven Doves – 00:25:19
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[ogg vorbis - 17.7MB] - 25 – The Raven – 00:24:24
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[ogg vorbis - 16.0MB] - 26 – The Months – 00:10:25
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[ogg vorbis - 6.9MB] - 27 – Pintosmalto – 00:12:38
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[ogg vorbis - 8.3MB] - 28 – The Golden Root – 00:19:14
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[ogg vorbis - 12.7MB] - 29 – Sun, Moon, and Talia – 00:10:00
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[ogg vorbis - 7.0MB] - 30 – Nennillo and Nennella – 00:11:57
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[ogg vorbis - 7.9MB] - 31 – The Three Citrons – 00:21:56
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[ogg vorbis - 15.2MB] - 32 – Conclusion – 00:04:59
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Cataloged on February 07, 2008
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