Thirty More Famous Stories Retold

James Baldwin (1841 - 1925)

Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, the sequel to the popular Fifty Famous Stories Retold, retells the stories of legendary people and mythological figures in simple, easy-to-understand language appropriate for intermediate readers and listeners of all ages. Contained within are the fascinating and thrilling stories from science and myth, from Camelot and Rome, that every child should know. In James Baldwin's introduction he explains that: "Nearly all the stories are true, and there are not more than three or four that might not have happened. In every one there is something worth learning and remembering." - Summary by Introduction & Jill Engle

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Dedication; To the Boys and Girls Jill Engle
00:03:00
Play 02 Columbus and the Egg Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
00:03:41
Play 03 Upon A Peak in Darien--First Story Adzuom
00:06:32
Play 04 Upon A Peak in Darien--Second Story Adzuom
00:05:03
Play 05 The Fountain of Youth Ian Quinlan
00:07:16
Play 06 Eureka! Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:06:51
Play 07 Galileo and the Lamps Greg Giordano
00:03:58
Play 08 Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:05:13
Play 09 The First Printer Emily Maynard
00:06:28
Play 10 John Gutenberg and the Voices Greg Giordano
00:04:49
Play 11 James Watt and the Teakettle mhaudio
00:05:16
Play 12 Dr. John and His Father Lynne T
00:09:23
Play 13 Webster and the Woodchuck Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:07:24
Play 14 Friar Bacon and the Brazen Head Jon Smith
00:18:49
Play 15 As Rich as Croesus James Koss
00:08:45
Play 16 The Gordian Knot Greg Giordano
00:09:50
Play 17 Why Alexander Wept mhaudio
00:03:29
Play 18 King Richard and Blondel Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:15:37
Play 19 King John and Prince Arthur Carina Pereira
00:13:27
Play 20 King John and the Magna Charta Greg Giordano
00:06:46
Play 21 Frederick Barbarossa Greg Giordano
00:14:03
Play 22 The Man in the Iron Mask Carina Pereira
00:06:30
Play 23 The Fall of Troy Jennifer Dallman
00:23:43
Play 24 Penelope's Web Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:27:44
Play 25 How Rome Was Founded Steve Kleiser
00:24:19
Play 26 How Decius Mus Saved Rome Greg Giordano
00:05:08
Play 27 Delenda est Carthago! Greg Giordano
00:07:39
Play 28 Hannibal, the Hero of Carthage Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
00:07:42
Play 29 Crossing the Rubicon Greg Giordano
00:06:18
Play 30 The White-headed Zal Lynne T
00:12:50
Play 31 Peter Klaus the Goatherd Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
00:15:43