Patten. Folk Tales and Myths

Author. TitleToday's free book is Junior Classics: Folk Tales and Myths by various authors, edited by William Patten (1912). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust and Project Gutenberg (I have not checked for other online sources).

(Siegfried Slays the Dragon: Dielitz)

Table of Contents

Stories from Northern Sagas
The Northmen’s Story of How All Things Began
How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men
The Dwarfs and the Fairies
How Thor Went to Jötunheim
How Thor’s Hammer Was Lost and Found
Iduna’s Apples of Youth
How the Fenris Wolf Was Chained
The Story of Balder the Beautifu
The Wonderful Quern Stones
The Story of Brunhilda and Siegfried
Brunhilda and the Magic Sword
Brunhilda’s Sleep Guarded by Loki’s Fiery Arm
How Siegfried Killed the Dragon
How Siegfried Finds Brunhilda
The Story of Lohengrin
The Plot Against the Beautiful Elsa of Brabant
[4]The Knights of the Holy Grail
Lohengrin the Champion of Elsa of Brabant
Ortruda Plots for Revenge
The Departure of Lohengrin
The Wooing of the Daughter of the King of Ireland
Three Tales of the Rhine
The Lady of Kynast
The Guardian Angel
The Giant Who Laughed at a Dwarf
The Legend of Saint Christopher
Prince Ivan and the Gray Wolf
King Robert of Sicily
Myths of Greece and Rome
The Riddle of the Sphinx
The Gift of Athene
Daphne, Child of the Morning
The Vengeance of Apollo
The Story of Arion
The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice
Orpheus the Sweet Singer
Niobe, a Victim of Latona’s Jealousy
The Sad Story of Pyramus and Thisbe
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
Hercules’s Search for the Apples of Hesperides
The Story of Cupid and Psyche
How Phaëton Drove the Sun
Baucis and Philemon Changed into Two Trees
The Paradise of Children
Two Tales of the Hudson
Rip Van Winkle
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Some Animal Myths of Various Lands
The Hare Who Thought the World Had Come to an End
A Hindoo Tale translated from the Jataka
The Watering of the Saplings
A Hindoo Tale translated from the Jataka
The Old Hare and the Elephants
A Hindoo Tale translated from the Hitopadeca
The Elephant Has a Bet With the Tiger
A Tale from the Malay Peninsula
How the Tortoise Out-Ran the Deer
A Tale from the Amazon River
Which was the Stronger, the Tortoise, the Tapir, or the Whale?
A Tale from the Amazon River
How the Turtle Got His Shell
A Tale from New Guinea
The Legend of Rata
A Maori Myth
Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water
A West African Myth
Why the Elephant Has Small Eyes
A West African Myth
The Boy Who Set a Snare for the Sun
An American Indian Myth
The Bird Lover
Wunzh, the Father of Indian Corn
When Brer Wolf Have His Corn Shucking
A Tale told by the Georgia Negroes
Brer Rabbit’s Cool Air Swing
A Tale told by the Georgia Negroes
Three Stories of the Seasons
The Four Seasons 
The Three Lemons  
The Winter-Spirit and His Visitor

Griffith. The Stars and Their Stories

Today's free book is The Stars and Their Stories: A Book for Young People by Alice Mary Matlock Griffith with illustrations by Margaret Boroughs. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

THE STARS AND THEIR STORIES
The Volume of the Skies — William Habington
My Star — Robert Browning The Stars and Their Stories
The Song of the Stars — William Cullen Bryant

THE TWO BEARS
The Two Bears .......
Ursa Major — Thomas Hood
Hymn to the North Star  — William Cullen Bryant

THE WINGED HORSE
The Winged Horse
The Chimaera — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pegasus in Pound — Henry W. Longfellow

THE SUMMER TRIANGLE GROUP
The Lyre, the Eagle, the Swan, the Arrow, the Dolphin
The Finding of the Lyre — James Russell Lowell
Orpheus and Eurydice — Alfred Noyes

THE ROYAL FAMILY
The Star Club — Julia E. Rogers
Andromeda — Charles Kingsley
Orion
Astrology
Taurus — Bayard Taylor
The Lost Pleiad — Mrs. Hemans
Orion — Charles Tennyson Turner
Canopus — Thomas Moore
Canopus — Thomas Carlyle
Canopus — Bayard Taylor

AURIGA AND GEMINI
To Castor and Pollux — Homer (Shelley's translation)
The Battle of Lake Regillus — Thomas Babington Macaulay

THE TWO LIONS AND THE CRAB

BERENICE'S HAIR
Berenice's Hair — Catullus (Martin's translation)

BOOTES—ARIADNE—HERCULES
Bootes, Virgo, and Hercules
Bootes and Virgo — Aratus
The Three Golden Apples — Nathaniel Hawthorne

ARIADNE'S CROWN
The Champion of Athens — R. E. Franeillon
Ariadne's Crown — Nonnus (Mrs. Browning's translation)

CENTAURUS AND THE SOUTHERN CROSS
Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross
Constellations — William Cullen Bryant

OTHER STORIES OF THE STARS
Selected from "Birth and Growth of Myth" by Edward Clodd
Darkness — Lord Byron
Death of Worlds — Richard A. Proctor
An Ode — Joseph Addison

ASTRONOMY THROUGH THE AGES
Astronomy Through the Ages
Astronomical Observatories — Edward Everett
"Marching on a Star" — R. Weatherhead
The First Telescope—From Galileo's "Astronomical Messenger," translated by E. S. Carlos

APPENDIX
The Magnitudes
Stars of the First Magnitude
Star Names

Calmet. The phantom world: Spirits, Apparitions, etc.

Today's free book is The phantom world: or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, etc. by Augustin Calmet (1850), based on Calmet's original publication in 1746. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

(Dom Augustin Calmet)

Table of Contents

Volume 1

I. The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the Old Testament

II. The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the New Testament

III. Under what form have Good Angels appeared

IV. Opinions of the Jews, Christians, Mahometans, and Oriental Nations, concerning the Apparitions of Good Angels

V. Opinion of the Greeks and Romans on the Apparitions of Good Genii

VI. The Apparition of Bad Angels proved by the Holy Scriptures—Under what Form they have appeared

VII. Of Magic

VIII. Objections to the Reality of Magic

IX. Reply to the Objections

X. Examination of the Affair of Hocque, Magician

XI. Magic of the Egyptians and Chaldeans

XII. Magic among the Greeks and Romans

XIII. Examples which prove the Reality of Magic

XIV. Effects of Magic according to the Poets

XV. Of the Pagan Oracles

XVI. The Certainty of the Event predicted, not always a proof that the prediction comes from God

XVII. Reasons which lead us to believe that the greater part of the Ancient Oracles were only Impositions of the Priests and Priestesses, who feigned that they were inspired by God

XVIII. Of Sorcerers and Sorceresses, or Witches

XIX. Instances of Sorcerers and Witches being, as they said, transported to the Sabbath

XX. Story of Louis Gaufredi and Magdalen de la Palud, owned by themselves to be a Sorcerer and Sorceress

XXI. Reasons which prove the Possibility of Sorcerers and Witches being transported to the Sabbath

XXII. Continuation of the same Subject

XXIV. The Truth and Reality of Possession and Obsession by the Devil proved from Scripture

XXV. Examples of Real Possessions caused by the Devil

XXVI. Continuation of the same Subject

XXVII. Objections against the Obsessions and Possessions of the Demon—Reply to the Objections

XXVIII. Continuation of Objections against Possessions, and some Replies to those Objections

XXIX. Of Familiar Spirits

XXX. Some other Examples of Elves

XXXI. Spirits that keep watch over Treasure

XXXII. Other instances of Hidden Treasures, which were guarded by Good or Bad Spirits

XXXIII. Spectres which appear, and predict things unknown and to come

XXXIV. Other Apparitions of Spectres

XXXV. Examination of the Apparition of a pretended Spectre

XXXVI. Of Spectres which haunt Houses

XXXVII. Other Instances of Spectres which haunt certain Houses

XXXVIII. Prodigious effects of Imagination in those Men or Women who believe they hold Intercourse with the Demon

XXXIX. Return and Apparitions of Souls after the Death of the Body, proved from Scripture

XL. Apparitions of Spirits proved from History

XLI. More Instances of Apparitions

XLII. On the Apparitions of Spirits who imprint their Hands on Clothes or on Wood

XLIII. Opinions of the Jews, Greeks, and Latins, concerning the Dead who are left unburied

XLIV. Examination of what is required or revealed to the Living by the Dead who return to Earth

XLV. Apparitions of Men still alive, to other living Men, absent, and very distant from each other

XLVI. Arguments concerning Apparitions

XLVII. Objections against Apparitions, and Replies to those Objections

XLVIII. Some other Objections and Replies

XLIX. The Secrets of Physics and Chemistry taken for supernatural things

L. Conclusion of the Treatise on Apparitions

LI. Way of explaining Apparitions

LII. The difficulty of explaining the manner in which Apparitions make their appearance, whatever system may be proposed on the subject

Volume 2

I. That the Resurrection of a Dead Person is the Work of God only

II. Revival of Persons who were not really Dead

III. Resurrection of a Man who had been buried Three Years, resuscitated by St. Stanislaus

IV. Can a Man really Dead appear in his own Body?

V. Revival or Apparition of a Girl who had been Dead some Months

VI. A Woman taken Alive from her Tomb

VII. Revenans, or Vampires of Moravia

VIII. Dead Men of Hungary who suck the Blood of the Living

IX. Narrative of a Vampire from the Jewish Letters, Letter 137

X. Other Instances of Revenans. — Continuation of the "Gleaner"

XI. Argument of the Author of the Jewish Letters, concerning Revenans

XII. Continuation of the Argument of the Dutch Gleaner

XIII. Narrative from the "Mercure Gallant" of 1693 and 1694 on Revenans

XIV. Conjectures of the Dutch Gleaner

XV. Another Letter on Revenans

XVI. Pretended Vestiges of Vampirism in Antiquity

XVII. Ghosts in Northern Countries

XVIII. Ghosts in England

XIX. Ghosts in Peru

XX. Ghosts in Lapland

XXI. Return of a Man who had been Dead some Months

XXII. Excommunicated Persons who went out of Churches

XXIII. Some Instances of the Excommunicated being rejected or cast out of Consecrated Ground

XXIV. Instance of an Excommunicated Martyr being cast out of the Ground

XXV. A Man cast out of the Church for having refused to pay Tithes

XXVI. Instances of Persons who have given Signs of Life after their Death, and have withdrawn themselves respectfully to make room for more worthy Persons

XXVII. People who perform Pilgrimage after Death

XXVIII. Reasoning upon the Excommunicated who go out of Churches

XXIX. Do the Excommunicated decay in the Earth?

XXX. Instances to show that the Excommunicated do not decay, and that they appear to the Living

XXXI. Instances of these Returns to Earth of the Excommunicated

XXXII. A Vroucolaca exhumed in the presence of M. de Tournefort

XXXIII. Has the Demon power to kill, and then to restore to Life?

XXXIV. Examination of the Opinion that the Demon can restore Animation to a Dead Body

XXXV. Instances of Phantoms which have appeared to the Living, and given many Signs of Life

XXXVI. Devoting People to Death, practised by the Heathens.

XXXVII. Instances of dooming to Death among Christians

XXXVIII. Instances of Persons who have promised to give each other News of themselves from the other World

XXXIX. Extracts from the Political Works of the Abbe de St. Pierre

XL. Divers Systems to explain Ghosts

XLI. Divers Instances of Persons being Buried Alive

XLII. Instances of Drowned Persons who have come back to Life and Health

XLIII. Instances of Women thought Dead who came to Life again

XLIV. Can these Instances be applied to the Hungarian Kevenans?

XLV. Dead People who masticate in their Graves and devour their own Flesh

XLVI. Singular Example of a Hungarian Revenant

XLVII. Argument on this matter

XLVIII. Are the Vampires or Revenans really Dead 1

XLIX. Instance of a Man named Curma being sent back to this World

L. Instances of Persons who fall into Ecstatic Trances when they will, and remain senseless

LI. Application of such Instances to Vampires

LII. Examination of the Opinion that the Demon fascinates the Eyes of those to whom Vampires appear

LIII. Instances of Resuscitated Persons who relate what they saw in the other World

LIV. The Traditions of the Pagans on the other Life, are derived from the Hebrews and Egyptians

LV. Instances of Christians being Resuscitated and sent back to this World.—Vision of Vetinus, a Monk of Augia

LVI. Vision of Bertholdus, related by Hincmar, Archbishop of Rheims

LVII. Vision of St. Fursius

LVIII. Vision of a Protestant of York, and others

LIX. Conclusion of this Dissertation

LX. Moral Impossibility that Ghosts can come out of their Tombs

LXI. That what is related of the Bodies of the Excommunicated who walk out of Churches, is subject to very great Difficulties

LXII. Remarks on the Dissertation, concerning the Spirit which appeared at St. Maur des Fosses

LXIII. Dissertation of an Anonymous Writer on the Appearance of Spirits at St. Maur, in 1706

Letter of the Marquis Maffei on Magic

Letter of the Reverend Father Dom Calmet, to M. Debure

Baldwin. Thirty more famous stories retold

Today's free book is Thirty more famous stories retold by James Baldwin (1905). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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Table of Contents

Columbus and the Egg
"Upon a Peak in Darien"—First Story
"Upon a Peak in Darien"—Second Story
The Fountain of Youth
"Eureka!"
Galileo and the Lamps
Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple
The First Printer
John Gutenberg and the Voices
James Watt and the Teakettle
Dr. Johnson and His Father
Webster and the Woodchuck
Friar Bacon and the Brazen Head
"As Rich as Crœsus"
The Gordian Knot
Why Alexander Wept
King Richard and Blondel
King John and Prince Arthur
King John and the Magna Charta
Frederick Barbarossa
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Fall of Troy
Penelope's Web
How Rome Was Founded
How Decius Mus Saved Rome
"Delenda est Carthago"
Hannibal, the Hero of Carthage
Crossing the Rubicon
The White-headed Zal
Peter Klaus the Goatherd

Bourne. Gems from fable land

Today's free book is Gems from fable land by William Oland Bourne (1853). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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Table of Contents

FABLE 1.—The Shepherd and the Philosopher
FABLE 2.—Pack-Horse and Carrier
FABLE 3.—The Brook and the Fountain
FABLE 4.—The Miser and Plutus
FABLE 5.—The Old Hen and Young Cock
FABLE 6.—The Husbandman and the Stork
FABLE 7.—The Husbandman and his Sons
FABLE 8.—The Mouse and the Elephant
FABLE 9.—The Nightingale and the Goldfinch
FABLE 10—The Vine
FABLE 11—The Two Springs
FABLE 12.—Mercury and the Woodman
FABLE 13.—The Fox, the Raven, and the Dove
FABLE 14.—The Boys and the Frogs
FABLE 15.—The Turkey and the Ant
FABLE 16.—The Sensitive-Plant and the Palm-Tree
FABLE 17—The Lily and the Rose
FABLE 18.—The Lion and the Mouse
FABLE 19.—The Bird-Call
FABLE 20.—The Old Hound and the Huntsman
FABLE 21.—The Needless Alarm
FABLE 22.—The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow
FABLE 23.—The Toad and the Ephemeron
FABLE 24.—The Ornamented Bow
FABLE 25.—The Father and Jupiter
FABLE 26.—The Goat without a Beard
FABLE 27.—The Cock and the Jewel
FABLE 28.—The Pin and the Needle
FABLE 29.—The Diamond and the Loadstone
FABLE 30.—The Jackdaw and Pigeons
FABLE 31.—Jupiter and the Farmer
FABLE 32.—The Discontented Horse
FABLE 33.—The Peacock's Complaint
FABLE 34.—The Stag in the Ox Stall
FABLE 35.—The Dove and the Ant
FABLE 36.—The Ant and the Grasshopper
FABLE 37.—The Hermit and the Bear
FABLE 38.—The Brother and Sister
FABLE 39.—The Fox and the Mask
FABLE 40.—The Hog and the Acorns
FABLE 41.—The Dog and Shadow
FABLE 42.—The Elephant, Jackal, and Hippopotamus
FABLE 43.—The Monkey and the Cat
FABLE 44.—The Redbreast and Sparrow
FABLE 45.—The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
FABLE 46.—The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
FABLE 47.—The Hawthorn and the Primrose
FABLE 48.—The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog
FABLE 49.—The Countryman and Jupiter
FABLE 50.—The Wind, the Sun, and the Traveller
FABLE 51.—The Man and his Coat
FABLE 52.—The Shepherd's Dog and Wolf
FABLE 53.—The Sheep-Biter and the Shepherd
FABLE 54.—The Frogs who Desired a Kiss
FABLE 55.—The Fox and the Swallow
FABLE 56.—The Lion and the Cub
FABLE 57.—The Cur and the Mastiff
FABLE 58.—The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill
FABLE 59.—The Two Bees
FABLE 60.—The Hare and the Tortoise
FABLE 61.—The Cookmaid, the Turnspit, and the Ox
FABLE 62.—The Nightingale and Glow-Worm
FABLE 63.—The Miser and His Treasure
FABLE 64.—The Lion, the Fox, and the Goose
FABLE 65.—The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
FABLE 66.—The Crow and the Pitcher
FABLE 67.—The Fox and the Crow
FABLE 68.—The Ambitious Goose
FABLE 69.—The Vain Jackdaw
FABLE 70.—The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals
FABLE 71.—Hercules and the Carter
FABLE 72.—The Ass and the Lamb
FABLE 73.—The Bull and the Mastiff
FABLE 74.—The Tentyrites and the Ichneumon
FABLE 75.—The Proud Frog

Cooke. Nature myths and stories

Today's free book is Nature myths and stories by Flora J. Cooke (1921) with illustrations by Dorothy Dulin. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

Stories of Creation
Prometheus
How the Spark of Fire was Saved
King Alcinous and the Storm Giants
The Swan Maidens
Hermes
Balder
Persephone
Iris' Bridge
The Bluebird
How the Robin's Breast Became Red
The Red-Headed Woodpecker
Phaethon
Story of Sisyphus
The Pudding Stone
Daphne
The Mountain Ash
The Poplar Tree
Philemon and Baucis
Clytie
How Water Lilies Came to Be
Arachne

Adams. Travellers' tales

Today's free book is Travellers' tales: a book of marvels by H. C. Adams (1883). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introductory

Chapter 2. Ancient Travellers: Sindbad — First Two Voyages

Chapter 3. Sindbad — Third and Fourth Voyages

Chapter 4. Sindbad — Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Voyages

Chapter 5. Ancient Travellers: Ulysses, the Egyptians, Hanno, Sataspes, Eudoxus

Chapter 6. Ancient Travellers: Herodotus, Strabo, Pliny

Chapter 7. Medieval Travellers: Cosmas, Tudela, Odoric, Marco Polo

Chapter 8. Marco Polo — Sir J. Maundeville

Chapter 9. Strange Quests:  Terrestrial Paradise  — Fountain of Youth — El Dorado

Chapter 10. Strange Lands: Atlantis —  Island of the Seven Bishops —  Island of St. Brandan — St. Matthew's Island

Chapter 11. Modern Travellers: Cook, Phipps, Drinkwater. De Tott, Baron Munchausen

Chapter 12. Modern Travellers: Bruce, Huc, Livingstone, Moody, Gordon Cumming, Du Chaillu

Chapter 13. Strange Customs — Amazons — Cannibalism

Chapter 14. Strange Customs: Marriage — Funeral

Chapter 15. Strange Men : Giants — Giant Races — Individual Giants

Chapter 16. Strange Men: Dwarfs — Dwarf Races — Individual Dwarfs

Chapter 17. Strange Men. — Monsters: Fabulous Men — Wild Men — Hairy Men — Men With Tails — Loup-garous — Vampires

Chapter 18. Strange Beasts: Fabulous Beasts — the Unicorn — Behemoth — Auroch — Irish Elk — Gorilla

Chapter 19. Strange Birds: Roc — Phoenix — Simorg  —  DInornis  —  Condor — Halcyon — Dodo

Chapter 20. Strange Fishes: the Mermaid — Kraken  —  Cuttle-fish  —  Gymnotus

Chapter 21. The Sea Serpent

Chapter 22. Strange Reptiles: Basilisk  —  Salamander  —  Toad Dragon — Serpent

Chapter 23. Strange Insects: Fabulous Insects — Beetles — Scorpions-- Locusts — Ants

Chapter 24. Strange Plants: Fabulous Plants — Mandrake —  Misletoe —  Vervain — Lotus — Upas — Banyan — Californian Cvpress

Vinycomb. Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures

Today's free book is Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry by John Vinycomb. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The book is available at Sacred Texts, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!

Introduction
The Symbolism of Attitude or Position
The Heraldic Spirit—Effective decorative Quality essential in Heraldry

Celestial Beings
Angels
Mistaken Modern Conception of Angels
Mediæval Art Treatment of Angels
Cherubim and Seraphim in Heraldry
Cherubim & Seraphim of Scripture
Emblems of the Four Evangelists

Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent kind
The Dragon
The Dragon in Christian Art
St. George and the Dragon
The Dragon in the Royal Heraldry of Britain
The Crocodile as the Prototype of the Dragon
The Heraldic Dragon
The Hydra
The Wyvern
The Chimera
The Lion-Dragon
The Gorgon
The Cockatrice
The Basilisk
The Mythical Serpent
The Scorpion

Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts
The Unicorn
Mediaeval Conception of the Unicorn
The Horn of the Unicorn
The Pegasus
Sagittary, Centaur, Sagittarius, Centaurus, Hippocentaur
The Griffin
The Male Griffin
Other Varieties of the Griffin
The Opinicus, or Epimacus
The Sphynx
The Phœnix Bird of the Sun
The Harpy
The Heraldic Pelican
The Martlet
The Alerion
The Liver (Cormorant)
The Heraldic Tigre or Tyger
The Royal Tiger
Leopard, or Panther, Felis Pardus, Lybbarde
The Panther Incensed
The Lynx
Cat-a-Mountain—Tiger Cat or Wild Cat
The Salamander
Heraldic Antelope
Heraldic Ibex
Bagwyn
The Camelopard, Camel-leopard
Musimon, Tityrus
The Enfield
Mantiger, Montegre or Manticora Satyral
Lamia or Emipusa
Baphomet
Apres
Stelliones

Fictitious Creatures of the Sea
Introductory Notes
Poseidon or Neptune
Merman or Triton
The Mermaid or Siren
The Sirens of Classical Mythology
The Dolphin of Legend and of Heraldry
The Dauphin of France
The Heraldic Dolphin
The Sea-Horse
Sea-lion
Sea-dog

Cooper. An argosy of fables

Today's free book is An argosy of fables by Frederic Cooper (1921) with illustrations by Paul Bransom. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

BOOK ONE: CLASSICAL FABLES
PART I. AESOP
The Fox and the Grapes
The Bowman and the Lion
The Wolf and the Crane
The Boy and the Scorpion
The Fox and the Goat
The Widow and the Hen
The Kid and the Wolf
The Two Wallets
The Fisherman Piping
The Man and the Satyr
The Flies and the Honey-pot
The Mouse and the Frog
The Dog and the Shadow
The Fox and the Lion
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Bear and the Fox
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
The Dog, the Cock and the Fox
The Lion and the Mouse
The Gull and the Kite
The Pomegranate, the Apple and the Bramble
The Tortoise and the Eagle
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hen and the Cat
The Shepherd-boy and the Wolf
The Sick Stag
The Moon and Her Mother
The Ass and the Grasshoppers
The Fox and the Woodman
The Lamb and the Wolf
Jupiter and the Camel
The Crab and Her Mother
The One-eyed Doe
The Lion and the Fox
The Travellers and the Bear
The Collier and the Fuller
The Lion, the Ass and the Fox Hunting.
The Ass and the Lap-dog
The Wind and the Sun
The Lion in Love
The Dolphins and the Sprat
The Wolves and the Sheep
The Belly and the Members
Hercules and the Waggoner
The Fox without a Tail
The Farthing Rushlight
The Hares and the Frogs
The Lioness
The Angler and the Little Fish
The Farmer and His Sons
The Husbandman and the Stork
The Old Woman and the Physician
The Swallow and the Raven
The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Wolf and the Sheep
The Bundle of Sticks
The Widow and the Sheep
The Man and the Lion
The Man Bitten By a Dog
The Horse and the Stag
The Birdcatcher and the Lark
The Mischievous Dog
The Travellers and the Plane-tree
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva and Momus
Mercury and the Woodman
The Geese and the Cranes
Jupiter and the Bee
The Goatherd and the Goats
The Marriage of the Sun
The Gnat and the Bull
The Eagle and the Arrow
The Dog in the Manger
The Lion, the Bear and the Fox
The Goose with the Golden Eggs
The Lion and the Dolphin
The Fox and the Hedgehog
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
The Fir-tree and the Bramble
The Fisherman
The Ass and His Masters
The Doctor and His Patient
The Two Pots
The Lion and the Goat
The Wolf and the Shepherd
The Travellers and the Hatchet
The Ass, the Fox and the Lion
The Lion and Ass Hunting
The Ass and His Driver
The Mice and the Weasels
The Hart and the Vine
The Farmer and His Two Daughters
The Horse and the Loaded Ass
The Sick Lion
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
The Thirsty Pigeon
The Heifer and the Ox
The Bald Knight
The Fox and the Stork
The Falconer and the Partridge
The Bull and the Goat
The Husbandman and the Sea
The Jackass in Office
The Wolf and the Lion
The Hound and the Hare
The Kid and the Wolf
The Quack Frog
The Ant and the Dove
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Goat and the Goatherd
The Boy Bathing
The Farmer and the Dogs
The Farmer and the Lion
The Charger and the Ass
The Brazier and His Dog
Venus and the Cat
The Great and the Little Fishes
The Wolf and the Goat
The Ass, the Cock and the Lion
The Rivers and the Sea
The Ass Carrying Salt
The Blackamoor
The Sea-side Travellers
The Leopard and the Fox
The Monkey and the Fisherman
The Eagle and the Beetle
The Man and His Two Wives
The Vine and the Goat
The Sick Kite
The Ass's Shadow
The Dogs and the Hides
The Lion and the Bulls
The Raven and the Swan
The Shepherd and the Sea
The Swallow in Chancery
The Old Woman and Her Maids
The Miser
The Wild Boar and the Fox
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Boasting Traveller
The Wolf and the Horse
The Hunter and the Woodman
The Blind Man and the Whelp
The Porker and the Sheep
The Monkey and the Camel
The Horse and the Groom
The Fawn and His Mother
The Cat and the Mice
The Nurse and the Wolf
The Mule
The Wolf and the Shepherds
Mercury and the Sculptor
The Astronomer
The Creaking Wheels
The Countryman and the Snake
The Viper and the File
The Mole and Her Mother
The Man, the Horse, the Ox and the Dog
The War-horse and the Miller
The Kites and the Swans
The Fowler and the Viper
The Horse and His Rider
The Camel
The Crab and the Fox
The Walnut-tree
The Thieves and the Cock
The Thief and the Innkeeper
The Jackdaw and the Doves
The Crow and Mercury
The Crow and the Serpent
The Crow and the Raven
The Swan and the Goose
The Two Dogs
The Dogs and the Fox
The Dog's House
The Dog and the Oyster
The Gnat and the Lion
The Hares and the Foxes
The Fox and the Monkey
The Monkey Who Would Be King
The Manslayer
The Frogs and the Well
The Wise and Foolish Frogs
The Labourer and the Snake
The Peasant and the Apple-tree
The Philosopher, the Ants and Mercury
The Oaks and Jupiter
The Oak and the Woodcutters
The Olive-tree and the Fig-tree
The Dancing Monkeys
The Rich Man and the Tanner
The Shepherd and the Wolf
The Shepherd and the Sheep
The Wasps, the Partridges and the Farmer
The Peacock and the Crane
The Flea and the Wrestler
The Flea and the Man
The Flea and the Ox
The Hares and the Lions
The Kingdom of the Lion
The Lion and the Hare
The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox
The Lion, the Mouse and the Fox
The Wild Ass and the Lion
The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant
The Lion and the Bull
The Wolves and the Sheep-dogs
The Wolf and the Lion
The Prophet Aesop
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
The Bat and the Weasels
The Traveller and Fortune
The Ass and His Purchaser
The Ass and the Frogs
The Ass and the Wolf
The Hen and the Swallow
The Swollen Fox
The Fishermen
The Fox and the Bramble
The Game-cocks and the Partridge
The Owl and the Birds

PART II. BABRIUS
The Frog and the Ox
The Arab and the Camel
The Hare and the Hound
The Farmer and the Crane
The Hunter and the Fisherman
The Beeves and the Butchers
The Dog and His Master
The Lark and Her Young Ones
The Lion and the Eagle
Jupiter and the Monkey
The Playful Ass
The Bird-catcher, the Partridge and the Cock
The Mouse and the Bull

PART III. A. PHAEDRUS
The Frogs asking for a King
The Vain Jackdaw
The Cow, the Goat, the Sheep and the Lion
The Fox and the Mask
The Hare and the Sparrow
The Monkey Holding Court
The Stag at the Pool
The Cobbler Turned Doctor
The Ass and the Old Shepherd
The Stag and the Sheep
The Puppies and Their Mother
The Old Lion
The Faithful Dog
The Dog and the Crocodile
The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls
The Kite and the Pigeons
The Eagle, the Cat and the Wild Sow
The Mules and the Robbers
The Stag in the Ox-stall
The Old Hound
The Old Woman and the Wine-jar
The Panther and the Shepherds
The Monkey's Face
Aesop and the young rowdy
The Fly and the Draught-mule
The House-dog and the Wolf
The Cripple and the Bully
The Bees, the Drones and the Wasp
Aesop at Play
The Grasshopper and the Owl
The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods
The Peacock and Juno
Asop and the impertinent fellow
The She-goats and Their Beards
The Helmsman and the Sailors
The Mountain in Labour
The Two Soldiers and the Robber
The Bald Man and the Fly
The Mountebank and the Countryman
The Bull and the Calf

PART III-B. ATTRIBUTED TO PHAEDRUS
The Trees and the Axe
The Snail and the Monkey
The Lion and the Shepherd
The Horse and the Ass
The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat
The Apes and the Two Travellers
The Stork, the Goose and the Hawk
The Crow and the Sheep
The Horse and the Ass
The Flea and the Camel
The Eagle and the Kite
The Swallow and the Other Birds
The Partridge and the Fox
jEsop and the Runaway Slave
The Cock and the Cats Who Bore His Litter
The Famished Bear
The Snake and the Lizard

PART IV. AVIANUS, ABSTEMIUS, ETC.
The Boy and the Thief
The Crow and the Water Jar
The Fly and the Chariot
The Eel and the Snake
The Fish That Leaped From the Frying-pan
The Youth and the Old Man
The Stream and Its Source
The River Shark Who Would Be King of the Ocean
The Bear and His Mate
The Mice in Council
The Abbot and the Flea
The Crane Who Quarreled With His Mate
The Toad and the Frog
The Cat and the Stork
The Bird of Saint Martin
The Cat's Beautiful Wife

PART IV. AVIANUS, ABSTEMIUS, ETC.
The Frog's Beautiful Son
The Ass Pretending That He Was Ill
The Wolf and the Hare
Gold and Lead
The Lock and the Key
The Frog and the Crab
The Miller, His Son and Their Ass

BOOK TWO: ORIENTAL FABLES
PART I. HINDOO FABLES
The Fowler and the Pigeons
The Tiger and the Traveller
The Jackal, the Deer and the Crow
The Vulture, the Cat and the Birds
Golden-skin, the Mouse
The Death of the Greedy Jackal
The Old Jackal and the Elephant
The Monkey and the Wedge
The Washerman's Jackass
The Cat Who Served the Lion
The Terrible Bell
The Black Snake and the Golden Chain
The Lion and the Old Hare
The Weaver Birds and the Monkeys
The Ass in a Tiger's Skin
The Dyed Jackal
The Herons and the Mongoose
The Hermit and the Mouse
The Crane and the Crab
The Brahman and the Pans
The Brahman and the Three Goats
The Camel, the Lion and His Court
The Frogs and the Old Serpent
The Sparrow, the Woodpecker, the Fly, the Frog and the Elephant
The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Girl
The Lion and the Jackal
The Monkey and the Crocodile
The Frog and the Serpent
The Lioness, the Whelps and the Little Jackal
The Two Fishes and the Frog
The Bird With Two Beaks
The Brahman Saved By a Crab
The Story of the Mouse Merchant
The Merchant's Son and the Iron Scales
The Monkeys, the Firefly and the Bird
The Servant Who Looked After a Door
The Servants Who Kept the Rain Off the Trunks
The Snake With Two Heads
The Brahman and the Mongoose
The Discontented Ox
The Stupto Monkeys
The Judas Tree
The Otters and the Jackal
The Seeds and the Wheat

PART II. PERSIAN FABLES
The Camel and the Rat
The Camel and the Ass
The Dog and the Loaf of Bread
The Camel and the Shrub
The Red Wasp and the Honey-bee
The Peacock, the Crow and the Tortoise
The Young Fox and His Mother
The Firefly
The Young Camel and His Mother
Abdul Aziz and the Pearl
The Rain-drop
The Vulture and the Kite
The Greedy Cat
The Camel Driver and the Snake
The Blind Man and the Snake

PART III. CHINESE FABLES
The Bittern and the Mussel
The Fox and the Tiger
The Locust, the Beetle, the Goldfinch and the Hunter
The King and the Horses That Turned the Mills
The Crow and the Peacock
The Crows and the Owls
The Folly of Avarice

PART IV. ARMENIAN AND TURKISH FABLES
The Violet and the Iris
The Sun's Waning Glory
The Vain Cereals
The Watermelon
The Highwayman and the Priest
The Big Fish and the Frogs
The Plum, the Prune and the Apricot
The Planter and the Pomegranate
The Fig-tree and His Branches
The Thorn and the Vine
The Trees Choosing a King
The Prince and the Flea
The Fox and the Icicle
The Thirty-two Teeth
The Two Kings At War

BOOK THREE: MODERN FABLES
PART I. ENGLISH FABLES
Verbatim from Boileau
The Lost Camel
The Spectacles
The Young Lady and the Looking-glass
The Man and the Flea
The Hare and Many Friends
The Turkey and the Ant
The Boy and the Rainbow
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
The Quarrelsome Cats
The Boys and the Frogs "293
Echo and the Owl
The Fly in St. Paul's Cupola
The Spider and the Silkworm
The Two Lizards
The Boy and the Filberts
The Boy and the Nettle
The Stars and the Sky-rocket
The Kingfisher and the Sparrow
The Humming-bird and the Traveller
The Chameleon James Merrick
The Bears and the Bees
The Nightingale and the Glow-worm
The Lily and the Rose
The Butterfly and the Bee
The Mountain and the Squirrel
Six Men Of Indostan
Three Bugs
The Chicken's Mistake
The Crow's Children
The Envious Wren
They Didn't Think

PART II. FRENCH FABLES
Death and the Woodman
The Fox and the Stork
The Cock and the Pearl
The Oak and the Reed
The Council Held by the Rats
The Bat and the Two Weasels
The Fox and the Raven
The Saying of Socrates
The Hare's Ears
The Cock, the Cat and the Young Mouse
The Mule Who Boasted of His Family
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Sick Lion and the Fox
The Animals Sick With the Plague
The Milk-woman and Her Pail
The Cobbler and the Financier
The Rat and the Elephant
The Monkey and the Cat
The Kite and the Nightingale
The Old Man and the Three Young Men
The Cat and the Two Sparrows
Cupid and Folly
The Elephant and the Ape of Jupiter
Madam Sage and Madam Tea
The Clock and the Sun-dial
Honour, Fire and Water
The Snake and the Hedgehog
The Ass and the Horse
The Apes and the Leopard
The Rhinoceros and the Dromedary
The Peacock, the Geese and the Diver
The Confident Parrot
The Critical Parrot
The Two Bald Men
The Flying-fish
The Silkworm
The Cat and the Looking-glass
The Elephants and Their Masters
The Birds of Passage
The Butterfly and the Bee

PART III. SPANISH FABLES
The Ass and the Flute
The Bear and the Monkey
The Cathedral Bell and the Hermitage Bell
The Ivy and the Thyme
The Sword and the Spit
The Goose and the Goldfinch
The Ant and the Flea
The Mouse and the Cat
The Swan and the Linnet
The Silkworm and the Spider
The Two Rabbits
The Frog and the Frogling
The Owl
The Goat and the Horse
The Duck and the Serpent
The Jeweller and the Lace-maker
The Frog and the Hen
The Two Thrushes
The Scrupulous Cats
The Caterpillar and the Butterfly
The Spider's Web
The Eagle and the Serpent
The Three Companions

PART IV. RUSSIAN FABLES
The Leaves and the Roots
The Sheep's Petition
The Cask
The Two Flies and the Bee
The Rain Cloud
The Squirrel and the Thrush
The Pebble and the Diamond
The Pike and the Cat "
The Ass and the Nightingale
Trishka's Caftan
The Inquisitive Man
The Education of the Young Lion
The Farmer's Horse and His Dog
The Elephant and the Pug Dog
The Boastful Geese
The Cuckoo and the Eagle
The Elephant In Favor
The Eagle and the Spider
The Monkey and the Spectacles
The Kite and the Butterfly
The Comb
The Eagle and the Worm Anonymous

PART V. GERMAN FABLES
The Fir-tree and the Palm
The Cock and the Raven
The Green Donkey
The Cuckoo
The Colt
The Wolf On His Death-bed
The Ox and the Calf
The Blind Hen
The Donkeys
The Wild Apple-tree
The Bramble
The Archer and His Bow
Solomon's Ghost
The Sheep and the Swallow
The Bear and the Elephant
The Ostrich
The Benefactors
The Peacock and the Rooster
The Lion and the Hare
Jupiter and the Horse
The Wolf, a Hero
The Goose
The Sparrows
The Ox and the Stag
Aesop and the Ass

PART VI. POLISH FABLES
The Waggoner and the Butterfly
The Man and His Coat
The Ass and the Lamb
The Brook and the Fountain

BOOK FOUR: KRAAL AND WIGWAM FABLES
PART I. AFRICAN FABLES
The Hedgehog and the Dog ... Senegal Folk-Tale
The Wren and the Camel ... Kabyle Fable
The Clever Ape and the Foolish Wolf ... Senegambian Fable
The Boar and the Chameleon ... Madagascar Fable
The Guinea-hen and the Crocodile
The Guinea-fowl and the Hen
The Cat and the Rat
The Frog's Saddle Horse ... Folk Tales of Angola
The Man and the Crocodile ... Senegal Fable
The Rat and the Toad ... Bornu Fable

PART II. AMERICAN INDIAN FABLES
The Three Cranberries ... Chippewa Fable
The Bear and the Rabbit ... Myths of the Cherokee
The Owl and the Lemming ... Eskimo Fable
The Owl and the Two Rabbits ... The Eskimo in Baffin Land
Why the Bears Have Short Tails ... Myths of the Cherokee
The Measure-worm Rock ... Meewock Legend
The Catfish and the Moose ... Menomeni Fable
The Pigeon-hawk and the Tortoise ... Indian Tales and Researches
The Wind and the Duck ... Indian Fable
The Lynx and the Hare
The Wildcat and the Rabbit  ... Myths of the Cherokee
How the Rabbit Escaped From the Wolves
How the Terrapin Escaped From the Wolves
How the Redbird Got His Color
The Humming-bird and the Crane
How the Deer Got His Horns
How the Wildcat Got Its Spots
The Rabbit and the Possum after A Wife
The Mink, the Pike and the Pickerel ... Menomeni Folklore
The Linnet and the Eagle ... Ojibway Fable

Colum. Orpheus: Myths of the World

Today's free book is Orpheus: Myths of the World by Padraic Colum with illustrations by Boris Artzybasheff. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Sacred Texts and Hathi Trust.

Table of Contents

Egyptian
Osiris and Isis
Rê, His Going-Down and Uprising

Babylonian
In the Beginning
Gilgamish
The Story of Uta-Napishtim and of the Deluge that Destroyed All that was on the Earth
Ishtar's Descent into the World Below

Persian
Jamshīd the Resplendent

Jewish Post-Christian Period
The Angels and the Creation and Fall of Man
The Confounding of the Angel of Death

Greek
In the Beginning
Prometheus
Pandora
Demeter
Orpheus
Dionysos
Apollo
Herakles, Part I
Herakles, Part II

Roman
The Children of Mars, Part I
The Children of Mars, Part II
Numa the Law-Giver
The Sibyl
Pomona and Vertumnus
Cupid and Psyche. Part I
Cupid and Psyche, Part II

Irish
Midir and Etain
The Death of Conaire Mór, the King of Ireland, Part I
The Death of Conaire Mór, the King of Ireland, Part II
The Voyage of Bran to the Land of the Immortals

Welsh
Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and His Visit to Annwfn, the Realm of Faërie
Math, the Son of Mathonwy: Part I. The Treachery of Gwydion and Gilvaethwy
Math, the Son of Mathonwy: Part II. The Transformations of Gwydion and Gilvaethwy
Math, the Son of Mathonwy: Part III. Gwydion and Arianrhod
Math, the Son of Mathonwy: Part IV. The Maiden Made of Flowers

Finnish
Lemminkainen, His Destruction and His Restoration to Life

Icelandic
In the Beginning
The Building of the Wall
Mimir
Baldr
Loki's Punishment
The Children of Loki
Ragna Rök, the Fate of the Gods

Indian
The Heavenly Nymph and her Mortal Husband
The Churning of the Ocean
The Birth of the Ganges
Sāvitrī and the Lord of the Dead
Damayantī's Choice

Buddhist
Gotama's Attainment

Chinese
In the Beginning
The Weaver Maiden and the Herdsman

Japanese
The Sun Goddess and the Storm God and the Strife there was Between Them
The First People

Polynesian
In the Beginning
How Ma-Ui Strove to Win Immortality For All Creatures
Pe-le, Hawaii's Goddess Of Volcanic Fire, Part I
Pe-le, Hawaii's Goddess Of Volcanic Fire, Part II
Pe-le, Hawaii's Goddess Of Volcanic Fire, Part III

Peruvian
Viracocha
The Llama-Herder and the Virgin of the Sun

Central American and Mexican
In the Beginning
The Twin Heroes and the Lords of Xibalba
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl's Enemy
The Gods of the Azteca
The Azteca

Zuñi

Paíyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn

Besant. Legends and Tales

Today's free book is Legends and Tales by Annie Besant; you can read more about this remarkable woman here: Author - Annie Besant.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

(Annie Besant in 1888)

Ganga, the River Maid
The Stealing of Persephone
The First Roses
The Drowning of the World
The Wandering Jew
Perseus, the Savior
The Story of Hypatia

Bussey. Fables, original and selected

Today's free book is Fables, original and selected by George Moir Bussey (1842) with illustrations by J. J. Grandville. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

The Cock and the Fox
The Wolf and the Shepherd
Caesar and the Slave
The Young Man and the Swallow
The Nightingale and the Peacock
The Young Man and the Lion
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
The Falcon and the Hen
The Travellers and the Money-bag
The Eagle and the Crow
Jupiter and the Horse
The Horse and the Ox
The Lion and the Hare
The Two Foxes
The Poet and the Death-watch
The Only Wise Man
The Countryman and the Snake
The Physicians
The Vain Jackdaw
The Stag Looking Into the Water
The Eagle and the Fox
The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls
The Kite and the Pigeons
The Stag in the Ox-stall
The Lamb Brought Up by a Goat
The Peacock's Complaint
The Frog and the Fox
The Fox and the Tiger
The Mischievous Dog
The Fox and the Ape
The Oak and the Reed
The Travelers and the Bear
Jupiter and the Camel
The Bald Knight
The Cock and the Jewel
The Cat Metamorphosed Into a Woman
The Wolf, a Hero
The Mouse and the Weasel
The Old Hound
The Tortoise and the Eagle
The Court and Country Mice
The Borrowstoune Mouse and the Landward Mouse
The Bitch and Her Friend
The Laurustinus and the Rose-tree
The Marmot and the Ant
The Wood and the Clown
The Ant and the Fly
The Waterfall
The Nurse and the Wolf
The Black and Red Lobsters
The Blind Man and the Lame
The Horse and the Stag
The Sparrows
The Lynx and the Mole
The Boar and the Ass
The Lion and the Four Bulls
The Snipe Shooter
The Ass and the Race-horse
The Blind Hercules
The Hare's Ears
The Old Man and Death
The Brother and Sister
Pairing Time Anticipated
The Mushroom and the Acorn
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow
The Man and His Goose
The Spectacles
The Snake and the Hedgehog
The Partial Judge
The Bees and the Silk-worms
The Mimic and the Countryman
The Cricket and the Nightingale
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Sick Kite
The Wolf and the Dog
The Dragon and the Two Foxes
The Satyr and the Traveller
The Tulip and the Violet
The Hawk and the Nightingale
The Lion and the Gnat
The Creaking Wheel
The Fox and the Stork
Industry and Sloth
The Phoenix
The Court of Death
The Trumpeter
The Boy and the Nettle
The Kingfisher and the Sparrow
The Monkey
The Angler and the Little Fish
The Cat and the Two Sparrows
The Lion and the Mouse
The Fatal Marriage
The Tube Rose and the Sunflower
Hercules and the Carter
The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
The Trees and the Bramble
The Goat and the Lion
The Beggar and His Dog
The Fox and the Swallow
The Two Frogs
The Wanton Calf
The Sorceress
The Discontented Ass
The Boasting Traveller
The Leopard and the Fox
The Two Goats
The Goose
The Two Young Lions
The Owl and the Nightingale
The Sun and the Wind
The Pear-tree and the Thorn
The Astrologer
The Hermit and the Bear
Echo and the Owl
The Two Springs
The Peacock and the Crane
The Oak and the Swine
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Pelican
The Swallow and Other Birds
The Lion and the Tiger
The Country Maid and Her Milk-pail
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Fortune and the Boy
The King Alphonso
Young Bacchus and the Faun
The Partridge and the Cocks
The Hunted Beaver
The Lion and the Frog
The Swain and the Horse
The Owl and the Treasure-seeker
The Fowler and the Blackbird
The Cormorant and the Fisher
The Butterfly and the Rose
The Jackdaw and the Pigeons
The Farmer and His Stag
The Deadly Nightshade
Genius, Virtue, and Reputation
The Wolf and the Shepherds
The Sultan and the Owls
The Gnat and the Bee
The Two Lizards
The Eagle and the Owl
The Hen and the Swallow
The Collier and the Fuller
The Spider and the Silkworm
The Passenger and the Pilot
The Wasp and the Bee
The Goose and the Horse
The Fox and the Vizor-mask
The Dervise
The Mole and Her Dam
The Ivy and the Thyme
The Two Mice
The Fox and the Raven
The Owl That Longed to Be Married
The Caliph
The Dog and the Sheep
The Mouse, the Lapdog, and the Monkeyy
Jupiter and the Ass
The Dove and the Ant
The Wasps
The Parrot
The Rat in Retirement
The Bear, the Ape, and the Hog
The Dog and His Relations
The Kid and the Wolf
The One-eyed Doe
The Two Dogs
The Mule
The Flying-fish
The Little Dog
The Miser and the Magpie
The Cuckoo
The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock
The Hounds in Couples
Minerva's Choice
The Fox and the Grapes
The Spaniel and the Mastiff
The Parrot and His Cage
The Two Horses
The River Fish and the Sea Fish
Merops
Jupiter's Lottery
The Boy and His Mother
The Ostrich
The Dog and the Crocodile
The Goat and the Vine
The Bee and the Grasshopper
The Flint and the Steel
The Envious Man and the Covetous
The Geese and the Cranes
The Horse and the Ass
Wasps in a Honey-pot
The Iron Pot and the Earthen Pot
Pythagoras and the Critic
The Diamond and the Loadstone
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Redbreast and the Sparrow
The Fly in Saint Paul's Cupola
The Cat and the Bat
Death and Cupid
The Fowler and the Ring-dove
The Stork and the Crow
The Ox and the Stag
The Sword and the Spit
The Boy and the Snake
The Ass and the Wolf
The Wolf on His Deathbed
The Ant and the Caterpillar
The Tentyrites and the Ichneumon
Man and His Likeness
The Sensitive Plant and the Palm Tree
The Woodcock and the Mallard
Hercules
Momus
Love and Folly
The Discontented Labourer
The Sun and the Vapour
The Drunken Husband
The Old Woman and Her Maids
Aesop and the Impertinent Fellow
The Brazen Statue
The Crow and the Peacocks
The Cock Unfeathered
The Cat, the Weasel, and the Young Rabbit
The Horse and the Loaded Ass
The Peacock and the Magpie
The Lion With the Ass
The Ass With the Lion
The Cat and the Rabbits
The Treasure and the Wishes
The Ox and the Calf
The Hog and Other Animals
The Goldfinch and the Linnet
The Farmer, the Cranes, and the Stork
The Cameleon
The Butterfly, the Snail, and the Bee
The Snuffbox and the Spectacles
The Rat and the Idol
The Blind Hen
The Young Men and the Cook
The Litigious Cats
The Elm Tree and the Vine
The Old Fox
Nature and Education
Aesop and the Ass
The Bull and the Frog
The Shepherd's Boy
The Eagle and the Ring
The Sea and the Rivers
The Linnet and the Swan
The Eclipse
The Two Crabs
The Diamond and the Glow-worm
The Man and the Stone
The Gout and the Spider
The Man Bit by a Dog
The Monster in the Sun
The Young Mouse
Wisdom and Cunning
The Ass and the Dog
The Stork and the Fox
The Owl and the Eagle
The Fox and the Wolf
The Tulip and the Rose
The Ape and the Mastiff
Jupiter and Apollo
The Traveling Elephant
The Discontented Bee
The Boy and the Butterfly
The Ape and Her Two Young Ones
Mercury and the Sculptor
The Colt and the Farmer
The Fisherman
The Miser and His Treasure
The Stars and the Sky-rocket
The Vulture and the Tortoise
The Boy and the Filberts
The Discontented Squirrel
Prometheus
The Rat With a Bell
The Watersnake
The Donkeys
The Magpie and the Raven
The Raven and the Fox
The Jeweler and the Lacemaker
The Farmer and His Three Enemies
The Ploughman and Fortune
The Dog and the Shadow
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Hare and the Wolf
The Boys and the Frogs
The Elephants and Their Master
The Bear and the Beehives
The Forester and the Lion
The Monkey and the Cat
The Trouts and the Gudgeon
The Merchant-shepherd
The Mouse in an Annual
The Ass and the Lion
The Oak and the Sycamore
The Wolf and the Lean Dog
The Murrain
The Cobbler and the Banker
History of the Old Wolf
Jupiter and the Sheep
The Raven
The Butterfly and the Flowers
The Schoolboy, the Pedant and the Gardener
The Rivulet and the Well
The Poet and the Rose
The Painter
Whang the Miller
The Izarn
The Miser
The Wallet
The Lost Camel
The Fox and the Mask
The Spectacles
The Mouse
Time and Cupid
The Goats
The Fox and the Cat
The Cock and the Raven
The Hermit
The Furies
Simonides Saved by the Gods
The Thorn
The Rabbits
The Sheep
The Man and the Flea
The Lion and the Ass Hunting
The King and the Two Shepherds
The Man and the Dog
The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
The Jugglers
The Pasha and the Merchant
The Fox and the Tiger
The Toad and the Goldfish
The Cowherd and the Gamekeeper
The Boy and the Rainbow
The Grapes
The Cat and the Looking-glass
The Wolf and the Huntsman
The Fox
The Paroquet and the Dove
The Horse and the Leopard
The Corpse and the Curate
The Fighting-cocks and the Turkey
The Bear
The Wild Apple-tree
The Fruits of the Market
The Crow and the Raven
The Dove
The Stag and the Fox
The Ostrich and the Pelican
The Snail and the Statue
The Goose and the Swans
The Dog With the Cropped Ears
The King, the River, and the Handful of Earth
The Sheep and the Swallow
The Horse and the Goat
The Jealous Cock
The Fairies' Gift
The Bull and the Goat
The Dog Baulked of His Dinner
The Hart and the Fox
The Wolf and the Shepherd's Dog
The Stag and the Fawn
The Raven
The Lion in Love
Solomon's Ghost
The Obsequies of the Lioness
The Benefactors
The Lawyer and Justice
The Two Merchants
The Chicken and the Cock
The Beasts Striving for Precedence
The Wasps and the Bees
The Two Linnets
The Acorn and the Gourd
The Peacock and the Nightingale
The Young Lion and the Ape
The Ape and the Dog
The Toad and the Ephemeron
The Peacock
Education
The Dragons
The Fox Ambassador
The Squirrel and the Lion
The Treasure and the Two Men
The Lioness and the Fox
The Ape and the Miser
The Viper and the File
The Farmer and His Sons
The Fowler and the Lark
The Fir-tree and the Bramble
The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
The Butterfly and the Snail
The Bee and the Spider
The Fox and the Sick Lion
The Spaniel and the Cameleon
The Cat and the Mice
The Royal Ape
The Lion, the Bear, the Monkey, and the Fox
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
The Pineapples
The Fox and the Lion
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Owl and the Grasshopper
The Wolves and the Sick Ass
The Young Lady and the Looking-glass
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
The Cat and the Spaniel
The Lion and Other Beasts Hunting
The Ass and the Lapdog
The Farmer and the His Dog
The Farmer, the Spaniel and the Cat
The Lark and the Cuckoo
The Dog That Carried His Master's Dinner
The Bee and the Ant
The Old Woman and the Empty Cask
The Judicious Lion
The Hawk and the Farmer
The Farmer, the Horseman, and the Pedestrian
The Wolf and the Ape
The Lioness and the Monkey
The Hummingbird and the Traveler
The Two Peasants and the Cloud
The Monkey Who Had Seen the World
The Cat and the Old Rat
The Patient Sheep
The Two Bees
Aesop at Play
The Two Sleepwalkers
The Monkey and the Leopard
The Rat and the Oyster
The Birds of Passage
The Sow and the Bitch
The Sparrow and the Hare
The Boy and the Silkworm
The Sheep-biter
The Father and His Two Sons
The Thief and the Dog
The Crooked Tree
The Belly and the Limbs
The Fly
The Starling, the Parrot, and the Magpie
The Two Dogs
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Thieves and the Cock
The Blackamoor
The Serpent and the Man
The Frog and the Mouse
The Universal Apparition
The Pigeon and the Windmill
Mercury and the Woodman
The Lion and the Wolf
The Harper
The Cat and the Cock
The Marauding Pike
The Vizier and the Clown
The Eagle and the Rabbits
The Horse and the Wasp
The Two Owls and the Sparrow
The Eagle
The Cat and the Rat
The Lion and the Fox
The Tongues
The Marten, the Hen, and the Chicken
The Squirrel and the Horse
The Ass Eating Thistles
The Wolves and the Sheep
The Blind Man and the Serpent
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Sun and the Birds of Night
The Hare, the Eagle, the Hornet, and Jupiter
The Gnat and the Bull
The Frogs Demanding a King
The Advantage of Science
The Ass and His Master
The Sculptor and Chemist
Jupiter and the Herdsman
The Woodcutter and the Cuckoo
The Female Soothsayers
The Nightingale and the Bullfinch
The Sparrow and the Nightingale
The Presumption of Youth
The Fox the in the Well
The Sick Lion
The Husbandman and Asses
Father and Son
The Zoologist and the Weasels
The Bee and the Hornet
The Ostrich and the Birds
The Dog and the Cat
The Merchant and Fortune
The Wolves and the Lambs
The Mastiff and the Little Dogs
The Mole in Spectacles
The Serpent and the Frogs
The Cock and His Master
The Band, the Bobwig and the Feather
The Horse and the Colt
The Dying Atheist
The Butterfly and the Bee
The Dervise, the Thief, and the Devil
The Thief and the Boy
The House of Cards
The Spider and the Bee
The Cat and the Opera-glass
The Raindrop
The Elephants and the Rabbits
Vice and Fortune
The Mountain in Labour
The Monkeys and the Bears
The Sheep, the Boar, and the Crow
The Athenians and Lacedaemonians
The Ant and the Flea
The Two Adventurers
The Heifer Sacrificed
The Ravenous Cat
The Sow and the Wolf
The Old Man and His Ass
The Carp and Her Little Ones
The Partridge and the Falcon
The Young Dog
The Two Pigeons
The Young Linnet
The Leopard and the Lion
The Dog Unfortunately Assisted
The Kite and the Stork
The King and His Two Sons
The Viper and the Leech
The Violets
The Lark and Her Young Ones
The Mouse and the Snail
Jove's Petitioners
The Stags
The Youth and the Old Man
The Dervise and the Four Robbers
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
The Merchant, His Wife, and the Robber
The Man and His Two Wives
The Decoy-bird
The Consultation of Tradesmen
The Birds Choosing a King
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
The Travellers
The Ass and the Flute
The Travelled Animals
The Husbandman and the Rats
The Bee and the Coquette
The Land of the Halt
The Foal
The Fox and the Bramble
The Two Thrushes
The Dervise, the Falcon, and the Raven
The Rat-catcher and the Cats
The Musical Wolf
The Fox and the Goat
The Mole and the Rabbits
The Nightingale and the Countryman
The Fox and the Drum
The Scorpion and the Tortoise
The Two Fishermen and the Three Fishes
The Dog in the Manger
The Goose and the Goldfinch
The Lion and the Rabbit
Colin's Flock
The Great and Small Bell
The Hunter, the Fox, and the Leopard
The Wolf Turned Shepherd
The Dog
The Poet, the Oyster, and the Sensitive Plant
The Old Tree and the Gardener
The Tyrant Who Became a Just Monarch
The Archer
The Husbandman of Castile
Jupiter and Minos
The Gardener and the Dog
The Ignorant Physician
Don Quixote
The Ass and the Gardener
Learning and Common Sense
The Robin and the White Mouse
The Dancing Bear
The Shepherd and the Nightingale
The Arrogant Mule
The Wolf, the Fox, the Raven, and the Camel
The Hare and Many Friends
The Two Gardeners

Folkard. Plant lore, legends, and lyrics

Today's free book is Plant lore, legends, and lyrics. Embracing the myths, traditions, superstitions, and folk-lore of the plant kingdom by Richard Folkard, Jr. (1884). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust and at Project Gutenberg (I have not checked for other online sources).

Table of Contents

PART THE FIRST.
INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.
THE WORLD-TREES OF THE ANCIENTS.—The Scandinavian Ash—The Hindu World-Tree—The World-Tree of the Buddhists—The Iranian World-Tree—The Assyrian Sacred Tree—The Mother Tree of the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons

CHAPTER II.
THE TREES OF PARADISE AND THE TREE OF ADAM.—The Terrestrial Paradise—The Paradise of the Persians, Arabians, Hindus, Scandinavians, and Celts—The Mosaic Paradise—Eden and the Walls of its Garden—The Tree of Life—The Tree of Knowledge—The Forbidden Fruit—Adam’s Departure from Paradise—Seth’s Journey to the Garden of Eden—The Death of Adam—The Seeds of the Tree of Life—Moses and his Rods—King David and the Rods—Solomon and the Cedars of Lebanon—The Tree of Adam and the Tree of the Cross

CHAPTER III.
SACRED PLANTS OF THE ANCIENTS.—The Parsis and the Cypress—The Oak—Sacred Plants and Trees of the Brahmans and Buddhists—Plants Revered by the Burmans—The Cedar, Elm, Ash, Rowan, Baobab, Nipa, Dragon Tree, Zamang, and Moriche Palm—The Nelumbo or Sacred Bean—Plants Worshipped by Egyptians—The Lotus, Henna, and Pomegranate—Sacred Plants of the Græco-Roman Divinities—Plants of the Norse Gods

CHAPTER IV.
FLORAL CEREMONIES, GARLANDS, AND WREATHS.—The Altars of the Gods—Flowers, Fragrant Woods, and Aromatics—Incense—Perfumes—Ceremonies of the Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans—The Roman Triumphs—Festivals of the Terminalia and Floralia—May-day Customs—Well-flowering—Harvest Festivals—Flowers and Weddings—Floral Games of Toulouse and Salency—The Rosière—Rose Pelting—Battle of Flowers—Japanese New Year’s Festival—Wreaths, Chaplets, and Garlands

CHAPTER V.
PLANTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.—The Virgin Mary and her Flowers—Joseph’s Plants—The Plants of Bethlehem—Flora of the Flight into Egypt—The Herb of the Madonna—Plants of the Virgin—The Annunciation, Visitation, and Assumption—The Rosary—The Plants of Christmas—The Garden of Gethsemane—Plants of the Passion—The Crown of Thorns—The Wood of the Cross—Veronica—The Plants of Calvary—The Trees and the Crucifixion—The Tree of Judas—Plants of St. John the Baptist—Plant Divination on St. John’s Eve—Flowers of the Saints—The Floral Calendar—Flowers of the Church’s Festivals—Decoration of Churches—Gospel Oaks—Memorial Trees—The Glastonbury Thorn—St. Joseph’s Walnut Tree—St. Martin’s Yew

CHAPTER VI.
PLANTS OF THE FAIRIES AND NAIADES.—The Elves and the Oak—Elves of the Forest—The Elf of the Fir-tree—The Rose Elf—Moss or Wood Folk—The Black Dwarfs—The Still Folk—The Procca—English Fairies—The Fairy Steed—Fairy Revels—Elf Grass—Fairy Plants—The Cowslip, or Fairy Cup—The Foxglove, or Lusmore—The Four-leaved Clover—The Fairy Unguent—The Russalkis—Naiades and Water Nymphs—The Fontinalia—Fays of the Well

CHAPTER VII.
SYLVANS, WOOD NYMPHS, AND TREE SPIRITS.—Fauns, Satyrs, Dryads, and Hamadryads—The Laurel Maiden—The Willow Nymph—The Sister of the Flowers—Sacred Groves and their Denizens—The Spirits of the Forest—The Indian Tree Ghosts—The Burmese Nats—The African Wood Spirits—The Waldgeister of the Germans—The Elder-mother—German Tree and Field Spirits

CHAPTER VIII.
PLANTS OF THE DEVIL.—Puck’s Plant—Pixie-stools—Loki’s Plants—The Trolls and the Globe-flower—Accursed and Unlucky Plants—Plants connected with the Black Art—Plant-haunting Demons—The Devil and Fruit Trees—Tree Demons on St. John’s Eve—Demons of the Woods and Fields—The Herb of the Devil—Poisonous and Noxious Plants—Ill-omened Plants—The Devil’s Key—Plants Inimical to the Devil—The Devil-Chaser—The Deadly Upas—The Manchineel—The Oleander—The Jatropha Urens—The Lotos—The Elder—The Phallus Impudicus—The Carrion Flower—The Antchar—The Loco or Rattle Weed—The Aquapura—Deadly Trees of Hispaniola and New Andalusia—Poisonous Plants

CHAPTER IX.
PLANTS OF THE WITCHES.—The Herbs of Hecate, Circe, and Medea—Witch Powder—Witches and Elders—Sylvan Haunts of Witches—Witches’ Plant-steeds—Witches’ Soporifics—The Nightmare Flower—Plants used in Spells—Potions, Philtres, and Hell-broths—The Hag Taper—Witch Ointment—The Witches’ Bath—Foreign Witches and their Plants—Plants used for Charms and Spells—Witches’ Prescriptions—Herbs of Witchcraft—Plants Antagonistic to Witches

CHAPTER X.
MAGICAL PLANTS.—Plants producing Ecstasies and Visions—Soma—Laurel—The Druids and Mistletoe—Prophetic Oaks—Dream Plants—Plants producing Love and Sympathy—The Sorcerer’s Violet—Plants used for Love Divination—Concordia—Discordia—The Calumny Destroyer—The Grief Charmer—The Sallow, Sacred Basil, Eugenia, Onion, Bay, Juniper, Peony, Hypericum, Rowan, Elder, Thorn, Hazel, Holly—The Mystic Fern-seed—Four-leaved Clover—The Mandrake, or Sorcerer’s Root—The Metal Melter—The Misleading Plant—Herb of Oblivion—Lotos Tree—King Solomon’s Magical Herb Baharas—The Nyctilopa and Springwort—Plants influencing Thunder and Lightning—The Selago, or Druid’s Golden Herb—Gold-producing Plants—Plants which disclose Treasures—The Luck Flower—The Key-Flower—Sesame—The Herb that Opens—The Moonwort, or Lunary—The Sferracavallo—Magic Wands and Divining Rods—Moses’ Rod

CHAPTER XI.
FABULOUS, WONDROUS, AND MIRACULOUS PLANTS.—Human Trees—Man-bearing Trees—The Wak-Wak, or Tree bearing Human Heads—Chinese and Indian Bird-bearing Tree—Duck-bearing Tree—The Barnacle, or Goose Tree—The Serpent-bearing Tree—The Oyster-bearing Tree—The Animal-bearing Tree—The Butterfly-bearing Tree—The Vegetable Lamb—The Lamb-bearing Tree—Marvellous Trees and Plants—Vegetable Monstrosities—Plants bearing Inscriptions and Figures—Miraculous Plants—The Tree of St. Thomas—The Withered Tree of the Sun—The Tree of Tiberias—Father Garnet’s Straw

CHAPTER XII.
PLANTS CONNECTED WITH BIRDS AND ANIMALS.—Seed-sowing Birds—Birds as Almanacks—The Cuckoo and the Cherry Tree—Augury by Cock and Barley—The Nightingale and the Rose—The Robin and the Thorn—The Missel-Thrush and Mistletoe—The Swallow and Celandine—The Hawk and Hawkweed—Life-giving Herb—The Woodpecker and the Peony—The Spring-wort and the Birds—Choughs and Olives—Herb of the Blessed Virgin Mary—The Eyebright and Birds—Plants named after Birds and Animals

CHAPTER XIII.
THE DOCTRINE OF PLANT SIGNATURES.—Illustrations and Examples of the Signatures and Characterisms of Plants—The Diseases Cured by Herbs—General Rules of the System of Plant Signatures supposed to Reveal the Occult Powers and Virtues of Vegetables—Plants Identified with the Various Portions of the Human Body—The Old Herbals and Herbalists—Extraordinary Properties attributed to Herbs

CHAPTER XIV.
PLANTS AND THE PLANETS.—When to Pluck Herbs—The Plants of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Sun, and the Moon—Sun Flowers—The Influence of the Moon on Plants—Times and Seasons to Sow and Plant—The Moon and Gardening Operations—The Moon-Tree—Plants of the Moon-Goddesses—The Man in the Moon

CHAPTER XV.
PLANT SYMBOLISM AND LANGUAGE.—Plant Emblems of the Ancients—The Science of Plant Symbolism—Floral Symbols of the Scriptures—The Passion Flower, or Flower of the Five Wounds—Mediæval Plant Symbolism—Floral Emblems of Shakspeare—The Language of Flowers—Floral Vocabulary of the Greeks and Romans—A Dictionary of Flowers—Floral Divination

CHAPTER XVI.
FUNERAL PLANTS.—The Ancient Death-Gods—The Elysian Fields—Death Trees—Funereal Trees—Aloe, Yew, Cypress, Bay, Arbor-Vitæ, Walnut, Mountain Ash, Tamarisk—The Decorations of Tombs—Flowers at Funerals—Old English Burial Customs—Funeral Pyres—Embalming—Mummies—Plants as Death Portents

PART THE SECOND.

AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF SIX HUNDRED PLANTS, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN, giving their Myths, Legends, Traditions, Folk-Lore, Symbolism, and History

White. Anecdotes and stories of quadrupeds

Today's free book is Heads and tales, or, Anecdotes and stories of quadrupeds and other beasts chiefly connected with incidents in the histories of more or less distinguished men by Adam White (1870). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

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Table of Contents

Monkeys
Bats
Hedgehog
Mole
Brown Bear
Polar Bear
Raccoon
Badger
Ferret
Pole-Cat
Dog
Wolf
Fox
Jackal
Cat
Tiger and Lion
Seals
Kangaroo
Tiger Wolf
Squirrel
Rats and Mice
Hares, Rabbits, Guinea-Pig
Sloth
The Great Ant-Eater
Elephant
Fossil Pachydermata
Sow
Wild Boar
THe River Pig
Rhinoceros
Horse
Ass and Zebra
Camels
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Giraffe
Sheep and Goat
Ox
Whale

Wheeler. Heroes of myth and legend

Today's free book is Heroes of myth and legend by B. I. Wheeler (1903), with illustrations by Beatrice Stevens. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).

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Table of Contents

Perseus
The Argonauts
The Chimaera
The Dragon's Teeth
The Adventures Of Ulysses
Horatius
Beowulf
The Stories Of The Volsungs
The Gudrum Lay
Olger, The Dane
Roland
The Story Of King Arthur

Leavy. In Search of the Swan Maiden

Today's free book is In Search of the Swan Maiden: A Narrative on Folklore and Gender by Barbara Fass Leavy (1994). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book from NYU Press is available to read online at the JSTOR Open Access project.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction: The Dangerous Adventure (pp. 11-32)
CHAPTER 2 Urvaśī and the Swan Maidens: The Runaway Wife (pp. 33-63)
CHAPTER 3 The Devil’s Bride (pp. 64-100)
CHAPTER 4 The Animal Groom (pp. 101-155)
CHAPTER 5 Swan Maiden and Incubus (pp. 156-195)
CHAPTER 6 The Animal Bride (pp. 196-244)
CHAPTER 7 Orpheus’s Quest (pp. 245-276)
CHAPTER 8 Etain’s Two Husbands: The Swan Maiden’s Choice (pp. 277-302)