Folk-lore and legends: English

Charles John Tibbits (1861 - 1935)

The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is being lost, more rapidly in England, perhaps, than in any other part of the world. Our folk are giving up the old myths for new ones. Before remorseless “progress,” and the struggle for existence, the poetry of life is being quickly blotted out. In editing this volume I have endeavoured to select some of the best specimens of our Folklore. With regard to the nursery tales, I have taken pains to give them as they are in the earliest editions I could find. I must say, however, that, while I have taken every care to alter only as much as was absolutely necessary in these tales, some excision and slight alteration has at times been required. - Summary by Charles John Tibbits

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Introductory Note Paul Mazumdar
00:01:46
Play 02 A Dissertation on Fairies Part 1 Bill Boerst
00:33:15
Play 03 A Dissertation on Fairies Part 2 Foon
00:32:32
Play 04 Nelly the Knocker Dafni Ma
00:05:30
Play 05 The Three Fools arjunanand
00:06:13
Play 06 Some Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham Foon
00:09:56
Play 07 The Tulip Fairies Sonnie Abdalla
00:03:37
Play 08 The History of Jack and the Giants Linda Johnson
00:46:41
Play 09 The Fairies’ Cup Gemma L Myers
00:02:39
Play 10 The White Lady Gemma L Myers
00:04:15
Play 11 A Pleasant and Delightful History of Thomas Hickathrift Linda Johnson
00:48:53
Play 12 The Spectre Coach Linda Johnson
00:09:59
Play 13 The Baker’s Daughter arjunanand
00:04:37
Play 14 The Fairy Children Jessica Jiwon Choe
00:03:35
Play 15 The History of Jack and the Beanstalk Fadi Qutub
00:32:03
Play 16 Johnny Reed’s Cat Elizabeth P.
00:08:31
Play 17 Lame Molly Elizabeth P.
00:04:35
Play 18 The Brown man of the Moors Jonathan Paul Arnold
00:02:41
Play 19 How the Cobbler cheated the Devil Jonathan Paul Arnold
00:04:20
Play 20 The Tavistock Witch Jonathan Paul Arnold
00:03:11
Play 21 The Worm of Lambton Linda Johnson
00:10:08
Play 22 The Old Woman and the Crooked Sixpence arjunanand
00:04:06
Play 23 The Yorkshire Boggart susanjhudson
00:05:59
Play 24 The Duergar Linda Johnson
00:06:36
Play 25 The Barn Elves Linda Johnson
00:02:40
Play 26 Legends of King Arthur susanjhudson
00:08:26
Play 27 Silky Paul Mazumdar
00:12:51