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

Dyer. Folklore of Shakespeare

Today's free book is Folklore of Shakespeare by T.F. Thiselton Dyer. 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 online.

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!

Title Page
Preface
Contents
Chapter I. Fairies
Chapter II. Witches
Chapter III. Ghosts
Chapter IV. Demonology and Devil Lore
Chapter V. Natural Phenomena
Chapter VI. Birds
Chapter VII. Animals
Chapter VIII. Plants
Chapter IX. Insects and Reptiles
Chapter X. Folk Medicine
Chapter XI. Customs Connected with the Calendar
Chapter XII. Birth and Baptism
Chapter XIII. Marriage
Chapter XIV. Death and Burial
Chapter XV. Rings and Precious Stones
Chapter XVI. Sports and Pastimes
Chapter XVII. Dances
Chapter XVIII. Punishments
Chapter XIX. Proverbs
Chapter XX. Human Body
Chapter XXI. Fishes
Chapter XXII. Sundry Superstitions
Chapter XXIII. Miscellaneous Customs, etc.
Index

Werner. Myths and Legends of the Bantu

Today's free book is Myths and Legends of the Bantu by Alice Werner. As the author explains in the Introduction: "BANTU is now the generally accepted name for those natives of South Africa (the great majority) who are neither Hottentots nor Bushmen — that is to say, mainly, the Zulus, Xosas, Basuto, and Bechuana" You can read more about the Bantu peoples at Wikipedia, and also about Alice Werner, who is the author of the Africa volume of The Mythology of All Races.

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

The book is available at Sacred Texts.

Chapter I: Introductory
Chapter II: Where Man Came From, and How Death Came
Chapter III: Legends of the High Gods
Chapter IV: The Heaven Country and the Heaven People
Chapter V: Mortals Who Have Ascended to Heaven
Chapter VI: The Ghosts and the Ghost Country
Chapter VII: The Avenger of Blood
Chapter VIII: Heroes and Demi-Gods
Chapter IX: The Wakilindi Saga
Chapter X: The Story of Liongo Fumo
Chapter XI: The Tricksters Hlakanyana and Huveane
Chapter XII: The Amazimu
Chapter XIII: Of Were-Wolves, Halfmen, Gnomes, Goblins, and Other Monsters
Chapter XIV: The Swallowing Monster
Chapter XV: Lightning, Thunder, Rain, and the Rainbow
Chapter XVI: Doctors, Prophets, and Witches
Chapter XVII: Brer Rabbit in Africa
Chapter XVIII: Legends of the Tortoise
Chapter XIX: Stories of Some Other Animals
Chapter XX.- Some Stories Which Have Travelled
Bibliography

Lang. The Orange Fairy Book.

Today's free book is The Orange Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1889). You can find out more about this book in the African Stories unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook and the European Fairy Tales unit.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Sacred Texts presentation of the book.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts Archive, Google Books, and Hathi Books. There's also a free audiobook recording at LibriVox and a free free Kindle ebook from Amazon.

Table of Contents

The Story of the Hero Makoma From the Senna

The Magic Mirror From the Senna

Story of the King Who Would See Paradise

How Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu

Ian, the Soldier's Son

The Fox and the Wolf

How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon

The Ugly Duckling

The Two Caskets

The Goldsmith's Fortune

The Enchanted Wreath

The Foolish Weaver

The Clever Cat

The Story of Manus

Pinkel the Thief

The Adventures of a Jackal

The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son

The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal

The Three Treasures of the Giants

The Rover of the Plain

The White Doe

The Girl-Fish

The Owl and the Eagle

The Frog and the Lion Fairy

The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired

The Princess Bella-Flor

The Bird of Truth

The Mink and the Wolf

Adventures of an Indian Brave

How the Stalos Were Tricked

Andras Baive

The White Slipper

The Magic Book

Faulkner. The White Elephant

Today's free book is The White Elephant and Other Tales from India by Georgene Faulkner, with illustrations by Frederick Richardson. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg. There is also an audiobook at LibriVox.

The illustrations are by Frederick Richardson, and I have made a Flickr collection.

1 The White Elephant
2 The Grain of Corn
3 The Timid Little Rabbit
4 Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals
5 The Kingdom of Mouseland
6 The Alligator and the Jackal
7 The Bold Blackbird
8 The Kid and the Tiger
9 The Brahmin and the Tiger
10 The Bear’s Bad Bargain
11 The Man Who Rode a Tiger

Dutton. The Tortoise and the Geese

Today's free book is The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. You can find out more about this book in the Bidpai unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Baldwin Project, Hathi Books, and Google Books. The links below are to the Baldwin edition of the book.

The illustrations are by E. Boyd Smith, and I have made a Flickr collection.

1 The Tortoise and the Geese
2 The Fox, the Hen, and the Drum
3 The Carpenter and the Ape
4 The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil
5 The Rich Man and the Bundle of Wood
6 The Scorpion and the Tortoise
7 The Partridge and the Crow
8 The Hunter, the Fox, and the Leopard
9 The Youth, the Hawk, and the Raven
10 The Bleacher, the Crane, and the Hawk
11 The Gardener and the Bear
12 The Hen and the Falcon
13 The Three Fish
14 The Frog, the Crab, and the Serpent
15 The Tyrant who became a Just Ruler
16 The Apes, the Glow-Worm, and the Popinjay
17 The Fox and the Piece of Meat
18 The Blind Man and the Snake
19 The Farmer, the Sheep, and the Robbers
20 The Sparrows and the Snake
21 The Ape and the Boar
22 The Rustic and the Nightingale
23 The Partridge and the Hawk
24 The King, the Falcon, and the Drinking-Cup
25 The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf
26 The Merchant and His Iron
27 The Lean Cat and the Fat Cat
28 The King, the Hermit, and the Two Princes
29 The Two Travelers
30 The Lion and the Hare
31 The Crane and the Crab
32 The Ass, the Lion, and the Folk
33 The Crow, the Jackal, the Wolf, and the Camel
34 The Camel Driver and the Adder

Day. Folk-Tales of Bengal

Today's free book is Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day, illustrated by Warwick Goble. You can find out more about this book in the Folktales of Bengal unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Gutenberg edition, and I've also included two animated gifs showing the book's beautiful illustrations from the Internet Archive scan.

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

The illustrations are by Warwick Goble, and I have made a Flickr collection.

1. Life’s Secret

2. Phakir Chand 

3. The Indigent Brahman 

4. The Story of the Rakshasas 

5. The Story of Swet-Basanta 

6. The Evil Eye of Sani 

7. The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled 

8. The Story of Prince Sobur 

9. The Origin of Opium 

10. Strike but Hear 

11. The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons 

12. The Ghost-Brahman 

13. The Man who wished to be Perfect 

14. A Ghostly Wife 

15. The Story of a Brahmadaitya

16. The Story of a Hiraman 

17. The Origin of Rubies 

18. The Match-making Jackal 

19. The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead 

20. The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged 

21. The Field of Bones 

22. The Bald Wife 

Ashton. Curious Creatures in Zoology

Today's free book is Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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

INTRODUCTORY
AMAZONS
PYGMIES
GIANTS
EARLY MEN
WILD MEN
HAIRY MEN
THE OURAN OUTAN
SATYRS
THE SPHYNX
APES
ANIMAL LORE
THE MANTICORA
THE LAMIA
THE CENTAUR
THE GORGON
THE UNICORN
THE RHINOCEROS
THE GULO
THE BEAR
THE FOX
THE WOLF
WERE-WOLVES
THE ANTELOPE
THE HORSE
THE MIMICK DOG
THE CAT
THE LION
THE LEONTOPHONUS—PEGASUS—CROCOTTA
THE LEUCROCOTTA—THE EALE—CATTLE FEEDING BACKWARDS
ANIMAL MEDICINE
THE SU
THE LAMB-TREE
THE CHIMÆRA
THE HARPY AND SIREN
THE BARNACLE GOOSE
REMARKABLE EGG
MOON WOMAN
THE GRIFFIN
THE PHŒNIX
THE SWALLOW
THE MARTLET, AND FOOTLESS BIRDS
SNOW BIRDS
THE SWAN
THE ALLE, ALLE
THE HOOPOE AND LAPWING
THE OSTRICH
THE HALCYON
THE PELICAN
THE TROCHILUS
WOOLLY HENS
TWO-HEADED WILD GEESE
FOUR-FOOTED DUCK
FISH
MERMEN
WHALES
THE SEA-MOUSE
THE SEA-HARE
THE SEA-PIG
THE WALRUS
THE ZIPHIUS
THE SAW FISH
THE ORCA
THE DOLPHIN
THE NARWHAL
THE SWAMFISCK
THE SAHAB
THE CIRCHOS
THE REMORA
THE DOG-FISH AND RAY
THE SEA DRAGON
THE STING RAY
SENSES OF FISHES
ZOOPHYTES
SPONGES
THE KRAKEN
CRAYFISH AND CRABS
THE SEA-SERPENT
SERPENTS
WORMES AND DRAGONS
THE CROCODILE
THE BASILISK AND COCKATRICE
THE SALAMANDER
THE TOAD
THE LEECH
THE SCORPION
THE ANT
THE BEE
THE HORNET
INDEX

Olcott. Sun Lore of All Ages

Today's free book is Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship by William Tyler Olcott. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The links below are to the Sacred Texts online edition, with this prefatory comment from John Bruno Hare: "This is a review of the literature of Sun lore. While for the most part factually correct, this is not an academic study. Olcott is light on the citations, and it apparent that he didn't use primary sources for the vast majority of the myths. But by far the biggest problem here is the reliance on the 19th century 'solar mythology' theorists, in which every myth and scrap of folklore was interpreted as some symbolic aspect of the sun, the solar year, the water cycle, and any other conceivable sun-related phenomenon. That said, this is one of those books that makes fascinating reading, whether you read it end-to-end or are just browsing."

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

Title Page
Introduction
Contents
Chapter I. Solar Creation Myths
Chapter II. Ancient Ideas of the Sun and the Moon
Chapter III. Solar Mythology
Chapter IV. Solar Mythology (Continued)
Chapter V. Solar Folk-Lore
Chapter VI. Sun Worship
Chapter VII. Sun Worship (Continued)
Chapter VIII. Sun-Catcher Myths
Chapter IX. Solar Festivals
Chapter X. Solar Omens, Traditions, and Superstitions
Chapter XI. Solar Significance of Burial Customs. Orientation
Chapter XII. Emblematic and Symbolic Forms of the Sun

Growse. Ramayana of Tulsi Das

Today's free book is The Ramayana of Tulsi Das translated by F. S. Growse. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links below are to the Hathi Trust edition of the book.

You can find out more about the mystical poet Tulsidas at Wikipedia.

The book is available at Hathi Trust and Google Books.

Book 1: Childhood.
Book 2: Ayodhya.
Book 3: The Forest.
Book 4: Kishkindha.
Book 5: The Beautiful.
Book 6: Lanka.

Kramer. Sumerian Mythology

Today's free book is Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Sacred Texts Archive, and the links below are to that edition online.

Introduction

Chapter I. The Scope and Significance of Sumerian Mythology

Chapter II. Myths of Origins
—The Creation of the Universe
—The Organization of the Universe
—Enlil and Ninll: the Begetting of Nanna
—The Journey of Nanna to Nippur
—Emesh and Enten: Enlil Chooses the Farmergod
—The Creation of the Pickax
—Cattle and Grain
—Enki and Ninhursag: the Affairs of the Watergod
—Enki and Sumer: the Organization of the Earth and Its Cultural Processes
—Enki and Eridu: the Journey of the Water-god to Nippur
—Inanna and Enki: the Transfer of the Arts of Civilization from Eridu to Erech
—The Creation of Man

Chapter III. Myths of Kur
—The Destruction of Kur: the Slaying of the Dragon
—Inanna's Descent to the Nether World

Chapter IV. Miscellaneous Myths
—The Deluge
—The Marriage of Martu
—Inanna Prefers the Farmer

Chapter V. References and Notes

Church. Stories of the East from Herodotus

Today's free book is Stories of the East from Herodotus by Alfred J. Church. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Baldwin Project, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. The links below are to the Baldwin edition.

The Story of King Croesus
Croesus Consulteth the Oracles
King Croesus is Defeated
Croesus is Saved from Death
The Birth and Bringing Up of Cyrus
Cyrus Overthroweth Astyages
The City of Babylon, Cyrus Taketh It
Cyrus Maketh War Against the Massagetae
Of the Manners of the Egyptians
Of Certain Kings of Egypt
Of Certain Other Kings of Egypt
The Persians Conquer Egypt
Cambyses Maketh War Upon the Nations Round About
The False Smerdis is Slain
The Kingdom of Darius
Babylon Rebelleth Against the King, and is Taken
King Darius Maketh War Upon the Scythians
Of the Scythians and Other Nations

Davids. Buddhist Birth Stories

Today's free book is Buddhist Birth Stories: or, Jataka Tales translated by T. W. Rhys Davids. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. In addition to the stories, this book contains a detailed overview of the history of the jataka tales and their place in the Buddhist tradition.

The book is available at the  Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. The links below are to the Gutenberg edition.

(Jataka: Deer)

The Birth Stories.
1. Holding to the Truth ... Apaṇṇaka Jātaka 134
2. The Sandy Road ... Vaṇṇupatha Jātaka 147
3. The Merchant of Sēri ... Seri-vānija Jātaka 153
4. The Story of Chullaka the Treasurer ... Cullaka-seṭṭhi Jātaka 158
5. The Measure of Rice ... Taṇḍula-nāḷi Jātaka 172
6. On True Divinity ... Deva-dhamma Jātaka 178
9. The Story of Makhā Deva ... Makhā-deva Jātaka 186
10. The Happy Life ... Sukhavihāri Jātaka 190
11. The Story of Beauty ... Lakkhaṇa Jātaka 194
12. The Banyan Deer ... Nigrodha-miga Jātaka 199
13. The Dart of Love ... Kaṇḍina Jātaka 211
14. The Greedy Antelope ... Vātamiga Jātaka 214
15. The Deer who would not Learn ... Kharādiyā Jātaka 219
16. The Cunning Deer ... Tipallatha-miga Jātaka 221
17. The Wind ... Māluta Jātaka 224
18. On Offering Food to the Dead ... Mataka-bhatta Jātaka 226
19. On Offerings given under a Vow ... Āyācita-bhatta Jātaka 230
20. The Monkeys and the Demon ... Naḷapāna Jātaka 232
21. The Wily Antelope ... Kurunga-miga Jātaka 237
22. The Dog who turned Preacher ... Kukkura Jātaka 240
23. The Bhoja Thoroughbred ... Bhojājānīya Jātaka 245
24. The Thoroughbred War Horse ... Ājañña Jātaka 249
25. The Horse at the Ford ... Tittha Jātaka 251
26. Evil communications corrupt good manners ... Mahilā-mukha Jātaka 257
27. The Elephant and the Dog ... Abhiṇha Jātaka 263
28. The Bull who Won the Bet ... Nandi-Visāla Jātaka 266
29. The Old Woman’s Black Bull ... Kaṇha Jātaka 270
30. The Ox who Envied the Pig ... Muṇika Jātaka 275
31. On Mercy to Animals ... Kulāvaka Jātaka 278
32. The Dancing Peacock ... Nacca Jātaka 291
33. The sad Quarrel of the Quails ... Sammodamāna Jātaka 295
34. The Fish and his Wife ... Maccha Jātaka 299
35. The Holy Quail ... Vaṭṭaka Jātaka 302
36. The Wise Bird and the Fools ... Sakuṇa Jātaka 307
37. The Partridge, Monkey, and Elephant ... Tittira Jātaka 310
38. The Cruel Crane Outwitted ... Baka Jātaka 315
39. Nanda on the Buried Gold ... Nanda Jātaka 322
40. The Fiery Furnace ... Khadirangāra Jātaka 326

Additional Materials in the Book:

Translator’s Introduction.
Part I. The Book of Birth Stories, and their Migration to the West.

Selected Stories.

1. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin
2. The Talkative Tortoise
3. The Jackal and the Crow
4. The Wise Judge
5. Sakka’s Presents
6. A Lesson for Kings 

Related Literature. The Kalilag and Damnag Literature. Origin of ‘Æsop’s’ Fables. The Barlaam and Josaphat Literature. Other Migrations of the Buddhist Tales. Greek and Buddhist Fables. Solomon’s Judgment
Part II. The Birth Stories in India. Form of the Jātakas. The Introductory Stories. The Conclusions. The Abhisambuddha-gāthā, or Verses in the Conclusion. Divisions of the Jātaka Book. Actual Number of the Stories. Summary of the Origin of the Present Collection. Special Lessons inculcated by the Birth Stories.  Special Historical Value of the Birth Stories 

Supplementary Tables
I. Indian Works
II. The Kalilag and Damnag Literature
III. The Barlaam and Josaphat Literature
IV. The Cariyā Piṭaka and the Jātaka Mālā
V. Alphabetical List of Jātaka Stories in the Mahāvastu
VI. Places at which the Tales were Told
VII. The Bodisats
VIII. Jātakas Illustrated in Bas-relief on the Ancient
Monuments
The Ceylon Compiler’s Introduction, called the Nidāna Kathā.
Story of Sumedha, the First Bodisat 2
The Successive Bodisats in the Times of the Previous
Buddhas 31
Life of the Last Bodisat (who became Buddha) 58
His Descent from Heaven 59
His Birth 67
Song of the Angels 69
Prophecy of Kāḷa Devala 70
Prophecy of the Brāhman Priests 72
The Ploughing Festival 75
The Young Bodisat’s Skill and Wisdom 76
The Four Visions 77
The Bodisat’s Son is Born 79
Kisā Gotamī’s Song 80
The Great Renunciation 82
The Great Struggle against Sin 89
The Great Victory over Satan 96
The Bliss of Nirvāna 105
The Hesitation whether to Publish the Good News 111
The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness 113
Uruvela Kassapa’s Conversion 114
Triumphal Entrance into Rājagaha 116
Foundation of the Order 119
Return Home 121
Presentation of the First Monastery to the Buddha 131

Consiglieri. Portuguese Folktales

Today's free book is Portuguese Folktales by Pedroso Consiglieri translated by Henriqueta Monteiro. 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. There is also a nice presentation at Sur La Lune. The links below are to the Sur La Lune version.

(Portugese coat of arms)

Introduction by W. R. S. Ralston, MA.
Introductory
1: The Vain Queen
2: The Maid and the Negress
3: The Three Citrons of Love
4: The Daughter of the Witch
5: May you vanish like the Wind
6: Pedro and the Prince
7: The Rabbit
8: The Spell-bound Giant
9: The Enchanted Maiden
10: The Maiden and the Beast
11: The Tower of Ill Luck
12: The Step-Mother
13: Saint Peter's Goddaughter
14: The Two Children and the Witch
15: The Maiden with the Rose on her Forehead
16: The Princess who would not marry her Father
17: The Baker's Idle Son
18: The Hearth-Cat
19: The Aunts
20: The Cabbage Stalk
21: The Seven Iron Slippers
22: The Maiden from whose Head Pearls fell on combing herself
23:The Three Princes and the Maiden
24: The Maiden and the Fish
25: The Slices of Fish
26: The Prince who had the head of a Horse
27: The Spider
28: The Little Tick
29: The Three Little Blue Stones
30: The Hind of the Golden Apple

Hartland. The Science of Fairy Tales

Today's free book is The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links below are to the Sacred Texts edition.

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!

Title Page
Authors Preface
Chapter I: The Art of Story-Telling
Chapter II: Savage Ideas
Chapter III: Fairy Births and Human Midwives
Chapter IV: Fairy Births and Human Midwives (continued)
Chapter V: Changelings
Chapter VI: Robberies from Fairyland
Chapter VII: The Supernatural Lapse of Time in Fairyland
Chapter VIII: The Supernatural Lapse of Time in Fairyland contd
Chapter IX: The Supernatural Lapse of Time in Fairyland contd.
Chapter X: Swan Maidens
Chapter XI: Swan Maidens contd.
Chapter XII: Conclusion
Appendix

Tennyson. Idylls of the King

Today's free book is Idylls of the King by Alred, Lord Tennyson. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Sacred Texts, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too! The links below are to the Internet Archive edition.

(illustration by L. Rhead and G. W. Rhead)

Dedication
The Coming of Arthur
The Round Table
Gareth and Lynette
Geraint and Enid
Merlin and Vivien
Lancelot and Elaine
The Holy Grail
Pelleas and Ettarre
The Last Tournament
Guinevere
The Passing of Arthur
To the Queen

Crane. Italian Popular Tales

Today's free book is Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane. You can find out more about this book in the Italian Popular Tales unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

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

The book is available at the Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Books, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle eBook from Amazon too. The links below are to the SurLaLune Fairy Tales edition.

The King of Love
Zelinda and the Monster
King Bean
The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird
The Fair Angiola
The Cloud
The Cistern
The Griffin
Cinderella
Fair Maria Wood
The Curse of the Seven Children
Oraggio and Bianchinetta
The Fair Fiorita
Bierde
Snow-White-Fire-Red
How the Devil Married Three Sisters
In Love with a Statue
Thirteenth
The Cobbler
Sir Fiorante, Magician
The Crystal Casket
The Stepmother
Water and Salt
The Love of the Three Oranges
The King Who Wanted a Beautiful Wife
The Bucket
The Two Humpbacks
The Story of Catherine and Her Fate
The Crumb in the Beard
The Fairy Orlanda
The Shepherd Who Made the King's Daughter Laugh
The Ass That Lays Money
Don Joseph Pear
Puss In Boots
Fair Brow
Lionbruno
The Peasant and the Master
The Ingrates
The Treasure

The Shepherd
The Three Admonitions
Vineyard I Was and Vineyard I Am
The Language of the Animals
The Mason and His Son
The Parrot: First Version
The Parrot: Second Version
The Parrot Which Tells Three Stories: Third Version
Truthful Joseph
The Man, the Serpent, and the Fox
The Lord, St. Peter, and the Apostles
The Lord, St. Peter, and the Blacksmith
In This World One Weeps and Another Laughs
The Ass
St. Peter and His Sisters
Pilate
The Story of Judas
Desperate Malchus
Malchus at the Column
The Story of Buttadeu
The Story of Crivoliu
The Story of St. James of Galicia
The Baker's Apprentice
Occasion
Brother Giovannone
Godfather Misery
Beppo Pipetta
The Just Man
Of a Godfather and a Godmother of
St. John Who Made Love
The Groomsman
The Parrish Priest of San Marcuola
The Gentleman Who Kicked a Skull
The Gossips of St. John
Saddaedda
Mr. Attentive
The Story of the Barber
Don Firriulieddu
Little Chick-Pea
Pitidda
The Sexton's Nose
The Cock and the Mouse
Godmother Fox
The Cat and the Mouse
A Feast Day
The Three Brothers
Buchettino
The Three Goslings
The Cock
The Cock and That Wished to Become Pope
The Goat and the Fox
The Ant and the Mouse
The Cook
The Thoughtless Abbot
Bastianelo
Christmas
The Wager
Scissors They Were
The Doctor's Apprentice
Firrazzanu's Wife and the Queen
Giufa and the Plaster Statue
Giufa and the Judge
The Little Omelet
Eat, My Clothes!
Giufa's Exploits
The Fool
Uncle Capriano
Peter Fullone and the Egg
The Clever Peasant
The Clever Girl
Crab
Pepper-Corn