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The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud

Frances Jenkins Olcott (1872 - 1963)

Lots of stories and poems about elves, faeries and other wonderful wee folk. All read for you by LibriVox people who love them so what more could you ask for? If you want a break from the harsh 'real' world, come relax for awhile in fairyland where troubles are solved by magic and perhaps a kiss or two. (phil c)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Dedication and Foreword	Beth Thomas (1974-2020)	00:06:21
Play 02	Around! Around! in Fairy Rings	Foon	00:00:59
Play 03	Adventures of Robin Goodfellow, Old English	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:10:49
Play 04	The Potato Supper, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:08:20
Play 05	The Milk-White Calf and the Fairy Ring, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:10:12
Play 06	The Wood-Lady, Bohemian	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:41
Play 07	The Dance of the Fairies	TracyB	00:01:40
Play 08	“’Tis the Midnight Hour”	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:06
Play 09	Monday! Tuesday! Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:03
Play 10	The Greedy Old Man, Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:59
Play 11	Legend of Bottle Hill, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:14:59
Play 12	The Brown Dwarf	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:08:25
Play 13	“And will you come away, my Lad?”	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:23
Play 14	The Boy who found the Pots of Gold, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:52
Play 15	The Ragweed, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:04
Play 16	The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:55
Play 17	Tom and the Knockers, Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:06:06
Play 18	The Knockers’ Diamonds, Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:03:34
Play 19	Skillywidden, Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:25
Play 20	The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:45
Play 21	Glad Little, Sad Little, Bad Little Elves	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:15
Play 22	Little Redcap, Irish	Caroline Lilyard	00:08:16
Play 23	The Curmudgeon’s Skin, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:54
Play 24	Judy and the Fairy Cat, Irish	Caroline Lilyard	00:03:13
Play 25	The Boggart, English	Caroline Lilyard	00:02:53
Play 26	Ownself, English	Caroline Lilyard	00:03:34
Play 27	The Sick-Bed Elves, Chinese	Caroline Lilyard	00:03:31
Play 28	How Peeping Kate was Piskey-Led, Cornish	AnnaLisa Bodtker	00:16:53
Play 29	One-Eyed Prying Joan’s Tale, Cornish	Foon	00:09:59
Play 30	The Fairy Folk	AnnaLisa Bodtker	00:03:02
Play 31	“Their Dwellings be,”	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:46
Play 32	The Fairy’s Servants, Basque	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:06:56
Play 33	The Pixies, English	Kirsten Bradby	00:05:51
Play 34	The Brownie of Blednoch, Scottish	Devorah Allen	00:03:43
Play 35	Elsa and the Ten Elves, Swedish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:02
Play 36	Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay! Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:03:46
Play 37	The Fairy Wedding, Swedish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:05:57
Play 38	The Tomts, Swedish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:03:00
Play 39	Song of the Elfin Miller	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:03:28
Play 40	“Over Hill, over Dale,” Shakespeare	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:39
Play 41	Kintaro the Golden Boy, Japanese	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:09
Play 42	The Flower Fairies, Chinese	Foon	00:04:04
Play 43	The Fairy Island, Cornish	Väinö Kervesti	00:02:33
Play 44	The Four-Leaved Clover, Cornish	Foon	00:03:34
Play 45	The Gillie Dhu, Scottish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:01
Play 46	How Kahukura learned to make Nets, New Zealand	Foon	00:03:47
Play 47	Echo, the Cave Fairy, From the Island of Mangaia	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:19
Play 48	The Isles of the Sea Fairies	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:05:58
Play 49	“But we that live in Fairyland,” Old Ballad	AnnaLisa Bodtker	00:01:39
Play 50	The Magic Ferns, Cornish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:27
Play 51	The Smith and the Fairies, Scottish	Devorah Allen	00:05:17
Play 52	The Coal-Black Steed, English	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:05:44
Play 53	The Girl who was stolen by the Fairies, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:03:20
Play 54	The Girl who danced with the Fairies, Irish	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:04:12
Play 55	Elidore and the Golden Ball, Welsh	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:06:05
Play 56	At the Court of Fairyland	Diana Schmidt	00:09:45
Play 57	Fairy Godmothers and Wonderful Gifts	TracyB	00:00:59
Play 58	Cinderella	Caroline Lilyard	00:14:56
Play 59	Sleeping Beauty in the Wood	Caroline Lilyard	00:11:54
Play 60	Prince Chéri	Foon	00:18:39
Play 61	Toads and Diamonds	Thomas Rose	00:06:07
Play 62	Blanche and Rose	Foon	00:08:01
Play 63	The Enchanted Watch	Foon	00:15:53
Play 64	Queen Mab	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:56
Play 65	“A Little Knight and Little Maid	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:01:19
Play 66	Fairy Do-Nothing and Giant Snap-’Em-Up	Thomas Rose	00:14:11
Play 67	Timothy Tuttle and the Little Imps	Kathleen Moore	00:20:27
Play 68	Butterfly’s Diamond	Kathleen Moore	00:11:44
Play 69	Little Niebla	marystufflebeam	00:08:25
Play 70	Little Tiny	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:32:23
Play 71	The Immortal Fountain	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:18:13
Play 72	The Story of Childe Charity	Foon	00:17:02
Play 73	The Shining Child and the Wicked Mouche	Thomas Rose	00:52:56
Play 74	Mabel on Midsummer Day	Nemo	00:09:04
Play 75	“Oh! where do Fairies hide their Heads?	Nemo	00:01:28
Play 76	The Fairies’ Passage	Nemo	00:05:35
Play 77	Old Winter’s Fairyland	Nemo	00:03:49

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