Fairy Tales & Folklore

Old Old Fairy Tales

by

  • 1890 first published
  • 🎧 13 h 14 min free audiobook
Listen freeFind in a library

Old Old Fairy Tales is an 1890 folklore and fairy tales novel by Laura Valentine.

A free LibriVox audiobook (13 h 14 min) is available.

About Old Old Fairy Tales

"Once upon a time a king had an extreme passion for silkworms..." So begins one story in this unusual collection. Here you may also find a farm girl cursed by becoming a queen, a prince blessed with having his every wish denied, a princess turned into a monkey at birth, three sisters who disguise themselves as knights to seek their fortunes, a princess cursed to bring death to her brothers, and a princess only able to marry the man who can step on her cat's tail! This collection of European fairy tales includes many lesser known stories such as the original "Goody Two Shoes" and "The Beneficent Frog". Some well known stories have extended versions, such as how Goldilocks fared after leaving the house of the Three Bears and eventually learned that stealing is wrong. (Summary by Beth Thomas)
Description from LibriVox

Free audiobook

Old Old Fairy Tales — LibriVox recording, 13 h 14 min in 23 sections.

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

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Quick answers

Who wrote Old Old Fairy Tales?

Old Old Fairy Tales was written by Laura Valentine and first published in 1890.

What genre is Old Old Fairy Tales?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is there a free audiobook of Old Old Fairy Tales?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 13 h 14 min.

What books are similar to Old Old Fairy Tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass.

Books like Old Old Fairy Tales