Andrew Lang

Get cosy in bed and join us in a magical kingdom as we settle down for the Andrew Lang’s classic fairytale " The Dirty Shepherdess”, followed by the calming instrumental lullaby "Over the Rainbow" by Jame Ornlamai to help your little ones drift off to...

Get cosy in bed and as we settle down to the classic fairy tale “The Magic Swan” by Andrew Lang, followed by a soothing classic lullaby “London Bridge” sung by Bella Butterfly to help you drift off to sleep. Duration - 12h 53m. Author - Andrew Lang....

Grab your teddy and join us as we settle down for one of Andrew Lang's magical stories from the The Blue Fairy Book, "Why the Sea is Salt". Then fall asleep to the soothing classical lullaby "Fragile" by Bella Element. Duration - 14h 4m. Author -...

In 'A Duchess's Secret', a young novelist is in the process of serialising a racy novel in the Fleet Street Magazine. It tells the story of a Duchess who murders her husband by giving him cheap sherry, in the knowledge that his constitution will not...

Robert O'Hara Burke (1821-1861) was one of the great Victorian explorers. In 1860 he was appointed to lead the Victorian Exploring Expedition, which aimed to cross the Australian continent from south to north. The expedition left Melbourne on Monday,...

An entertaining re-telling of this classic folk tale from The Arabian Nights. Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator - Matt Stewart. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Grab your teddy and settle down to some enchanting fair tales from Andrew Lang. These fairy tales have been told to children for generations and will have your little ones dreaming of magical kingdoms. Duration - 9h 12m. Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator...

Aucassin and Nicolette is a medieval romance written in a combination of prose and verse called a “song-story.” Created probably in the early 13th century by an unknown French author, the work deals with the love between the son of a count and a...

A very slightly updated version of the traditional Norwegian folk tale from Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book from 1889. The Blue Fairy Book was the first of 12 Fairy Books to be written and published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...

"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" is a fairy tale from Norway. A poor family is visited one night by a white bear who promises to make them rich if they will give him their youngest daughter. At first the girl refuses, but over several days she...

A collection of English fairy tales taking your into a magical world of wit and mystery. Learn about Simpleton and how he succeeded in tough situation where his older brother failed. Find out how one little piglet outwitted streetwise old grey wolf. A...

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. His “Fairy Books”, each named a colour, were twelve volumes of tales collected from many sources and were published between 1889 and 1910.The eight stories in this...

Once upon a time there were three bears, who lived together in a house of their own in a wood. One of them was a little, small wee bear; one was a middle-sized bear, and the other was a great, huge bear. Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator - Natasha-Lee...

This book is a parody of the famous swashbuckling novel, She, by H. Rider Haggard. (summary by Neeru Iyer)You will not think, therefore, that the respectful Liberty we have taken with your Wondrous Tale... indicates any lack of Loyalty to our Lady...

In order to provide English learners with extensive reading pleasure, it consists of jewels that span the East and West, from literary works of famous writers such as Aesop's fables, Andersen, Shakespeare, and picture brothers to traditional fairy...

Jesper wants to win the hand of the king's daughter after his two older brothers fail. The king has set forth a series of impossible tasks, but Jesper has a big heart and a clever mind, so he sets forth for the castle. The first task is to bring...

This charming story about a princess who is rescued by a magical cat originally came from Denmark – but as it happens, “kissa” is Russian for kitty-cat. Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator - Natasha-Lee Lewis. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humour and acidity. The impulse for the writing of the letters came, almost as a joke, from the editor of the 'St. James's...

Once upon a time there lived a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. Her mother had a little red riding hood made for her. Everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator - Natasha-Lee Lewis....

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 readings of Romance by Andrew Lang, probably best known as Edward Elgar's song My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land. Interestingly, Lang initially refused permission for his words to be used as lyrics, and Elgar's wife...

A Short History of Scotland is a consise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by the author of a much longer Scottish history. (Summary by Sibella Denton.) Author - Andrew Lang. Narrator -...

Toby Stephens takes us back to the world of cunning, adventure, mishap and fun. Sheherezade, night after night, weaves her tales and Aladdin and his Magic Lamp, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and other tales come alive. The...

The Tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are of Celtic origin. It is believed that King Arthur lived in the sixth century, just after the Romans withdrew from Britain. Minstrels and storytellers travelled through the land in the...

The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history of the country opens… It is believed that King Arthur lived in the sixth century, just after the Romans withdrew...