Today's free book is Polish Fairy Tales by A. J. Glinski. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The images are by Cecile Watson, and there are lots of these color illustrations, very lovely! You can find out more about Cecile Walton at Wikipedia; he was a well-known Scottish artist and illustrator.
The book is available to Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and at LibriVox as a free audiobook. There is also a free Kindle ebook. The links below are to the Project Gutenberg edition.
Table of Contents
The Frog Princess
Princess Miranda and Prince Hero
The Eagles
The Whirlwind
The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs
The Princess of the Brazen Mountain
The Bear in the Forest Hut
Appendix
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Tibbits. Russian and Polish Folklore and Legends
Today's free book is Folklore and Legends: Russian and Polish by Charles J. Tibbits (1891). 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). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
The Poor Man and the Judge
The Wind Rider
The Three Gifts
Snyegurka
Prince Peter and Princess Magilene
The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish
The Golden Mountain
The Duck that laid Golden Eggs
Emelyan the Fool
Ilija, the Muromer
The Bad-Tempered Wife
Ivashka with the Bear’s Ear
The Plague
The Peasant and the Wind
The Wonderful Cloth
The Evil Eye
The Seven Brothers
Sila Czarovitch and Ivaschka
The Stolen Heart
Prince Slugobyl
Princess Marvel
The Ghost
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
The Poor Man and the Judge
The Wind Rider
The Three Gifts
Snyegurka
Prince Peter and Princess Magilene
The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish
The Golden Mountain
The Duck that laid Golden Eggs
Emelyan the Fool
Ilija, the Muromer
The Bad-Tempered Wife
Ivashka with the Bear’s Ear
The Plague
The Peasant and the Wind
The Wonderful Cloth
The Evil Eye
The Seven Brothers
Sila Czarovitch and Ivaschka
The Stolen Heart
Prince Slugobyl
Princess Marvel
The Ghost
Wratislaw. Sixty Folktales from Slavonic Sources
Today's free book is Sixty Folktales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources by A. H. Wratislaw. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust.
WESTERN SLAVONIANS
Bohemian Stories
Introduction
I. Long, Broad, and Sharpsight
II. 'The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow'
III. Goldenhair
IV. Intelligence and Luck
V. The Jezinkas
VI. The Wood-Lady
VII. George with the Goat
Moravian Stories
Introduction
VIII. Godmother Death
IX. The Four Brothers
Hungarian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
X. The Three Lemons
XI. The Sun-Horse
XII. The Golden Spinster
XIII. Are You Angry?
Upper and Lower Lusatian Stories
Introduction
XIV. Right Always Remains Right
XV. Little Red Hood
Kashubian Story
Introduction
XVI. Cudgel, Bestir Yourself!
Polish Stories
Introduction
XVII. Prince Unexpected
XVIII. The Spirit of a Buried Man
XIX. The Pale Maiden
XX. The Plague-Swarm
EASTERN SLAVONIANS
White Russian Stories
Introduction
XXI. The Frost, The Sun, and the Wind
XII. Little Rolling-Pea
XXIII. The Wonderful Boys
Little Russian Stories (from Galicia.)
Introduction
XXIV. God Knows How to Punish Man
XXV. The Good Children
XXVI. The Devil and the Gipsy
XXVII. God and the Devil
Little Russian Stories (from South Russia)
Introduction
XXVIII. The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman
XXIX. The Snake and the Princess
XXX. Transformation into a Nightingale and a Cuckoo
XXXI. Transmigration of the Soul
XXXII. The Wizard
Great Russian Stories
Introduction
XXXIII. The Lime-Tree
XXXIV. Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber
SOUTHERN SLAVONIANS
Bulgarian Stories
Introduction
XXXV. The Lord God as an Old Man
XXXVI. Bulgarian Hospitality
XXXVII. Cinderella
XXXVIII. The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
XXXIX. The Language of Animals
Serbian Stories
Introduction
XL. The Lame Fox
XLI. The Sons' Oath to Their Dying Father
XLII. The Wonderful Hair
XLIII. The Dragon and the Prince
XLIV. Fate
Serbian Stories From Bosnia
Introduction
XLV. The Birdcatcher
XLVI. The Two Brothers
Serbian Stories From Carniola
Introduction
XLVII. The Origin of Man
XLVIII. God's Cock
XLIX. Kurent The Preserver
L. Kurent and Man
LI. The Hundred-Leaved Rose
Croatian Stories
Introduction
LII. Kraljevitch Marko
LIII. The Daughter of the King of the Vilas
LIV. The Wonder-Working Lock
LV. The She-Wolf
LVI. Milutin
Illyrian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
LVII. The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months
LVIII. The Fisherman's Son
LIX. The White Snake
LX. The Vila
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust.
WESTERN SLAVONIANS
Bohemian Stories
Introduction
I. Long, Broad, and Sharpsight
II. 'The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow'
III. Goldenhair
IV. Intelligence and Luck
V. The Jezinkas
VI. The Wood-Lady
VII. George with the Goat
Moravian Stories
Introduction
VIII. Godmother Death
IX. The Four Brothers
Hungarian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
X. The Three Lemons
XI. The Sun-Horse
XII. The Golden Spinster
XIII. Are You Angry?
Upper and Lower Lusatian Stories
Introduction
XIV. Right Always Remains Right
XV. Little Red Hood
Kashubian Story
Introduction
XVI. Cudgel, Bestir Yourself!
Polish Stories
Introduction
XVII. Prince Unexpected
XVIII. The Spirit of a Buried Man
XIX. The Pale Maiden
XX. The Plague-Swarm
EASTERN SLAVONIANS
White Russian Stories
Introduction
XXI. The Frost, The Sun, and the Wind
XII. Little Rolling-Pea
XXIII. The Wonderful Boys
Little Russian Stories (from Galicia.)
Introduction
XXIV. God Knows How to Punish Man
XXV. The Good Children
XXVI. The Devil and the Gipsy
XXVII. God and the Devil
Little Russian Stories (from South Russia)
Introduction
XXVIII. The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman
XXIX. The Snake and the Princess
XXX. Transformation into a Nightingale and a Cuckoo
XXXI. Transmigration of the Soul
XXXII. The Wizard
Great Russian Stories
Introduction
XXXIII. The Lime-Tree
XXXIV. Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber
SOUTHERN SLAVONIANS
Bulgarian Stories
Introduction
XXXV. The Lord God as an Old Man
XXXVI. Bulgarian Hospitality
XXXVII. Cinderella
XXXVIII. The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
XXXIX. The Language of Animals
Serbian Stories
Introduction
XL. The Lame Fox
XLI. The Sons' Oath to Their Dying Father
XLII. The Wonderful Hair
XLIII. The Dragon and the Prince
XLIV. Fate
Serbian Stories From Bosnia
Introduction
XLV. The Birdcatcher
XLVI. The Two Brothers
Serbian Stories From Carniola
Introduction
XLVII. The Origin of Man
XLVIII. God's Cock
XLIX. Kurent The Preserver
L. Kurent and Man
LI. The Hundred-Leaved Rose
Croatian Stories
Introduction
LII. Kraljevitch Marko
LIII. The Daughter of the King of the Vilas
LIV. The Wonder-Working Lock
LV. The She-Wolf
LVI. Milutin
Illyrian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
LVII. The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months
LVIII. The Fisherman's Son
LIX. The White Snake
LX. The Vila
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