Fairy Tales & Folklore

Australian Fairy Tales

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James Hume-Cook's Australian Fairy Tales is a folklore and fairy tales novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (3 h 40 min) is available.

About Australian Fairy Tales

"The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author
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Australian Fairy Tales — LibriVox recording, 3 h 40 min in 14 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

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Who wrote Australian Fairy Tales?

Australian Fairy Tales was written by James Hume-Cook.

What genre is Australian Fairy Tales?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is there a free audiobook of Australian Fairy Tales?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 3 h 40 min.

What books are similar to Australian Fairy Tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, Little Women and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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