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Showing posts with label Region: Europe. Show all posts

Brant. Ship of Fools.

Today's free book is The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, translated by Alexander Barclay. 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. There is also a free Kindle ebook.



Table of Contents

¶ Alexander Barclay excusynge the rudenes of his translacion, ye first lefe Barclay ye translatour to ye folys.
A prologe in prose shewynge to what intent this Boke was firste made, & who were the first Auctours of it.
Another Prologe: in Balade concernyng the same.
In what place this Boke was translate and to what purpose it was translatyd.
¶ Here begynneth the Folys and firste of inprofytable bokys.
¶ Of euyll Counsellours Juges & men of lawe.
Of couetyse and prodigalyte.
Of newe disgysynges in apparayle.
¶ A lawde of the nobles and grauyte of Kynge Henry the eyght.
Of olde Folys encresynge foly with age.
Of negligent Fathers ayenst their Children.
Of taleberers: & mouers of debate.
Of nat folowers of good counsel.
Of vngoodly maners, and dysordred.
Of the hurtynge of frendshyp.
Of dispysers of holy scripture.
Of folys inprouydent.
Of disordred & venerious loue.
Of them that synne trustynge vpon the mercy of almyghty god.
Of folys yt begyn great byldynge without sufficient prouysion.
Of glotons, and droncardes.
Of ryches vnprofytable.
Of folys that wyl serue two lordes both togyther.
Of superflue speche.
Of them that correct other, them self culpable in the same faut.
Of folys that fynde others good, nat restorynge the same to the owner.
¶ The sermon or doctryne of wysdom.
Of Folys bostyng them in fortune.
Of the superflue curyosyte of men.
Of great borowers, & slacke payers.
Of vnprofitable vowers & peticions.
Of negligent stodyers.
Of them that folvsshly speke ayenst the workes of god.
Of lewde Juges of others dedes.
Of pluralytees of benefyces.
Of synners that prolonge from daye to day to amende theyr myslyuyng.
Of men that ar Jelous.
Of auoutry, and specially of suche as ar bawdes to theyr wyues.
Of suche as nedys wyll contynue in theyr foly nat withstandynge holsom erudicion.
An addicion of the secundaries of Otery saynt Mary, in Deuynshyre.
Of wrathfull folys.
Of the mutabylyte of fortune.
Of seke men inobedient.
Of to open councellers.
Of folys that can nat be ware by ye mysfortune nor take example of others damage.
Of folys that force or care for the bacbytynge of lewde people.
Of mockers and fals accusers.
Of them that despyse euerlastynge blys for worldly thynges & transitory.
Of talkers and makers of noyse in the Chirche of god.
Of folys that put them self in wylful ieopardy and peryll.
Of the way of felycyte, and godnes and the payne to come to synners.
Of olde folys yt gyue example of vyce to youth negligent & vnexpert.
Of bodely lust or corporall voluptuosyte.
Of folys that can nat kepe secrete theyr owne counsell.
Of yonge folys that take olde wymen to theyr wyues nat for loue but for ryches.
Of enuyous Folys.
Of impacient folys disdaynynge to abyde and suffer correccion, for theyr profyte.
Of folysshe Fesicians vsynge theyr practyke without speculacyon.
Of the ende of worldly honour & power and of folys yt trust in them.
An addicion of Alexander barclay.
Of predestinacyon.
Of folys that aply other mennys besynes leuynge theyr owne vndone.
Of the vyce of ingratytude or vnkyndnes and folys that vse it.
Of Folys that stande to moche in theyr owne conceyte.
Of folys that delyte them in daunsynge.
Of nyght watchers.
Of the vanyte of beggers.

Andersen. Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories

Today's free book is Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories with illustrations by Louis Rhead. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Hathi Trust and Google Books.


The Ugly Duckling
The Swineherd
The Snow-Queen
Little Claus and Big Claus
The Ice-Maiden
The Little Sea-Maid
Soup Made of a Sausage-Stick
The Wild Swans
The Constant Tin Soldier
Sunshine Stories
The Daisy
The Snow Man
The Nightingale
The Storks
The Red Shoes
The Snail and the Rose-Tree
Little Ida's Flowers
The Flying Trunk
The Tinder-Box
Five out of One Shell
"What the Goodman Does is Sure to be Right!"
The Rose-Elf
The Little Match-Girl
The Fir-Tree
Thumbling
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Darning-Needle
The Princess on the Pea
The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep
The Flax
The Leap-Frog
The Buckwheat
The Nis at the Grocer's
"It's Quite True!"
The Summer-Gowk
The Naughty Boy
The Girl Who Trod upon Bread
The Farm-yard Cock and the Weather-Cock
The Toad
The Happy Family
The Court Cards
The Beetle
What Happened to the Thistle

Shumway. The Nibelungenlied

Today's free book is The Nibelungenlied translated by Daniel B. Shumway. 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, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!


Preface
Introductory Sketch
Adventure I
Adventure II: Of Siegfried.
Adventure III: How Siegfried Came to Worms.
Adventure IV: How He Fought with the Saxons.
Adventure V: How Siegfried First Saw Kriemhild.
Adventure VI: How Gunther Fared To Isenland for Brunhild.
Adventure VII: How Gunther Won Brunhild.
Adventure VIII: How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs.
Adventure IX: How Siegfried Was Sent To Worms.
Adventure X: How Brunhild Was Received At Worms.
Adventure XI: How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife.
Adventure XII: How Gunther Bade Siegfried To The Feasting.
Adventure XIII: How They Journeyed To The Feasting.
Adventure XIV: How The Queens Reviled Each Other.
Adventure XV: How Siegfried Was Betrayed.
Adventure XVI: How Siegfried Was Slain.
Adventure XVII: How Kriemhild Mourned Her Husband And How He Was Buried.
Adventure XVIII: How Siegmund Journeyed Home Again.
Adventure XIX: How The Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms.
Adventure XX: How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild.
Adventure XXI: How Kriemhild Journeyed To The Huns.
Adventure XXII: How Etzel Made Kriemhild His Bride.
Adventure XXIII: How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs.
Adventure XXIV: How Werbel And Swemmel Brought The Message.
Adventure XXV: How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns.
Adventure XXVI: How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart.
Adventure XXVII: How They Came To Bechelaren.
Adventure XXVIII: How The Burgundians Came To Etzel's Castle.
Adventure XXIX: How Hagen Would Not Rise For Kriemhild.
Adventure XXX: How They Kept The Watch.
Adventure XXXI: How They Went To Church.
Adventure XXXII: How Bloedel Was Slain.
Adventure XXXIII: How The Burgundians Fought The Huns.
Adventure XXXIV: How They Cast Out The Dead.
Adventure XXXV: How Iring Was Slain.
Adventure XXXVI: How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall.
Adventure XXXVII: How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain.
Adventure XXXVIII: How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain.
Adventure XXXIX: How Gunther And Hagen And Kriemhild Were Slain.

Wagner. The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie

Today's free book is The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner translated by Margaret Armour with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 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.



The Rhinegold
First Scene
Second Scene
Third Scene
Fourth Scene

The Valkyrie
The First Act
The Second Act
The Third Act

Glinski. Polish Fairy Tales

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



Thoms. Lays and Legends of Germany

Today's free book is Lays and legends of various nations: Germany by William J. Thoms (1834). 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

Lays and Legends, Volume 1

Germany
Legends of the Kyffhauser Mountain
The Cellar of the Old Knights in the Kyffhauser
The Golden Knops of Flax
The Wonderful Flower
The Goat-Herd
The Old New Married Couple
The Enchanted Emperor
The Shepherd and the Emperor
The Emperor and the Musician
The Enchanted Emperor
Song of the Unfaithful Maiden
Gaffer Death
The Lay of the Young Count
Brother Merry
Leonora
The Maiden of Boyneburg
St. Andrew's Night
The Little Shroud
Ulrich and Annie
The Sexton of Magdeburg
The Mannikin and the Three Princesses
Of One that Went Forth to Learn to be Afraid
Adventures of the Horny Siegfried
The Stolen Pennies
The Haunted Castle
Tyll Eulenspiegel, or Howleglas
The Legend of Daniel's Cave
Rebundus in the Cathedral of Lubeck
The Elves
The Lord of Falkenstein
The Story of the Popanz
The Kobold in the Mill
The Three Serpent Leaves
The Hunter Hackelnberg and the Tut Osel
The Bottle Imp
The Legend of Paracelsus
Sir Tannhauser
The Ancient Ballad of Sir Tannhauser
Pepin
Honesty is the Best Policy
The Smith of Apolda
The Riddle
The Green Robe
Hans Jagenteufel
Jacob Nimmernuchtern
The Lady of Weissenberg
Legends of Rubezahl: or Number Nip
Rubezahl transforms himself into an ass
Rubezahl makes a fool of a noble
Rubezahl sells pigs
How Rubezahl entertained a party of guests
Rubezahl gives orders for a cloak
Rubezahl turns woodcutter
Rubezahl changes himself into a spear
Rubezahl changes leaves into ducats
The Knight on the Black Horse
The Frog King; or Iron Henry
The Flaming Castle
The Wehr Wolf
The Juniper-tree
The Crystal Ball
The Maiden without Hands
The Three Miners of Kuttenberg
Doctor All-Wise


Arndt. Fairy Tales from the German Forests

Today's free book is Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Margaret Arndt. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!



What's the Use of It?
The Engineer and the Dwarfs
Käthchen and the Kobold
The Old King
The Dragon's Tail
The Easter Hare
The Nixy Lake
King Reinhold
The Witch's Granddaughter
Holiday Adventures

Ruland. Legends of the Rhine

Today's free book is Legends of the Rhine by Wilhelm Ruland. 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 Kellscraft. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!


Table of Contents

St. Gotthard: The Petrified Alp
Thusis on the Hinter Rhine: The Last Hohenrätier
Bodensee: The Island of Mainau
Basle: One Hour in Advance
Castle Niedeck: The Toy of the young Giantess
Strassburg: The Cathedral Clock
The little Man at the Angel's Pillar
Worms: The Nibelungen Lied
Speyer: The Bells of Speyer
Frankfort: The Knave of Bergen
Mayence: Heinrich Frauenlob
Mayence: Bishop Willigis
Johannisberg: Ingelheim: Eginhard and Emma
Rüdesheim: The Brömserburg
Bingen: The Mouse-Tower
Kreuznach: A mighty draught
Kreuznach: The Foundation of Castle Sponheim
Assmannshausen: St. Clement's Chapel
Castle Rheinstein: The Wooing
Castle Sooneck: The Blind Archer
The Ruins of Fürstenberg: The Mother's Ghost
Bacharach: Burg Stahleck
Kaub: Castle Gutenfels
Oberwesel: The Seven Maidens
St. Goar: Lorelei
Rheinfels: St. George's Linden
Sterrenberg and Liebenstein: The Brothers
Rhense: The Emperor Wenzel
Castle Lahneck: The Templars of Lahneck
Coblenz: Riza
Valley of the Moselle: The Doctor's wine of Bernkastel
Andernach: Genovefa
Hammerstein: The old Knight and his Daughters
Valley of the Ahr: The Last Knight of Altenahr
Valley of the Ahr: The Minstrel of Neuenahr
Eifel: The Arrow at Prüm
Aachen: The Building of the Minster
Aachen: The Ring of Fastrada
Rolandseck: Knight Roland
Siebengebirge: The Drachenfels
Siebengebirge: The Monk of Heisterbach
Siebengebirge: The Origin of the Seven Mountains
Siebengebirge: The Nightingale Valley at Honnef
Godesberg: The High Cross at Godesberg
Bonn: Lord Erich's Pledge
Bonn: The Roman Ghosts
Cologne: Richmodis of Aducht
Cologne: The Goblins
Cologne: Jan and Griet
Cologne: The Cathedral-Builder of Cologne
Xanten: Siegfried
Cleve: Lohengrin
Zuydersea: Stavoren

Tolstoy. Fables for Children

Today's free book is Fables for Children by Leo Tolstoy, in The Complete Works, Volume 12, translated by Leo Wiener. 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. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!



FABLES FOR CHILDREN
Aesop's Fables
The Ant and the Dove
The Turtle and the Eagle
The Polecat
The Lion and the Mouse
The Liar
The Ass and the Horse
The Jackdaw and the Doves
The Woman and the Hen
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
The Horse and the Groom
The Frog and the Lion
The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Hen and the Golden Eggs
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Hen and the Swallow
The Stag and the Fawn
The Fox and the Grapes
The Maids and the Cock
The Fisherman and the Fish
The Fox and the Goat
The Dog and Her Shadow
The Crane and the Stork
The Gardener and His Sons
The Wolf and the Crane
The Hares and the Frogs
The Father and His Sons
The Fox
The Wild Ass and the Tame Ass
The Stag
The Dog and the Wolf
The Gnat and the Lion
The Horse and His Masters
The Old Man and Death
The Lion and the Fox
The Stag and the Vineyard
The Cat and the Mice
The Wolf and the Goat
The Reeds and the Olive-tree
The Two Companions
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox
The Peasant and the Water-sprite
The Raven and the Fox

Adaptations and Imitations of Hindoo Fables 
The Snake's Head and Tail
Fine Thread
The Partition of the Inheritance
The Monkey
The Monkey and the Peas
The Milch Cow
The Duck and the Moon
The Wolf in the Dust
The Mouse Under the Granary
The Best Pears
The Falcon and the Cock
The Jackals and the Elephant
The Heron, the Fishes, and the Crab
The Water-sprite and the Pearl
The Blind Man and the Milk
The Wolf and the Bow
The Birds in the Net
The King and the Falcon
The King and the Elephants
Why There Is Evil in the World
The Wolf and the Hunters
The Two Peasants
The Peasant and the Horse
The Two Horses
The Axe and the Saw
The Dogs and the Cook
The Hare and the Harrier
The Oak and the Hazelbush
The Hen and the Chicks
The Corn-crake and His Mate
The Cow and the Billy Goat
The Fox's Tail

STORIES FOR CHILDREN
The Foundling
The Peasant and the Cucumbers
The Fire
The Old Horse
How I Learned to Ride
The Willow
Bulka
Bulka and the Wild Boar
Pheasants
Milton and Bulka
The Turtle
Bulka and the Wolf
What Happened to Bulka in Pyatigorsk
Bulka's and Milton's End
The Gray Hare
God Sees the Truth, but Does Not Tell at Once
Hunting Worse than Slavery
A Prisoner of the Caucasus
Ermak

NATURAL SCIENCE STORIES
Stories From Physics:
The Magnet
Moisture
The Different Connection of Particles
Crystals
Injurious Air
How Balloons Are Made
Galvanism
The Sun's Heat
Stories From Zoology:
The Owl and the Hare
How the Wolves Teach Their Whelps
Hares and Wolves
The Scent
Touch and Sight
The Silkworm
Stories From Botany:
The Apple-Tree
The Old Poplar
The Bird-Cherry
How Trees Walk

The Decembrists
On Popular Education
What Men Live By
The Three Hermits
Neglect the Fire
The Candle
The Two Old Men
Where Love Is, There God Is Also

TEXTS FOR CHAPBOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
The Fiend Persists, but God Resists
Little Girls Wiser than Old People
The Two Brothers and the Gold
Ilyas

A Fairy-Tale about Ivan the Fool


Leland. Legends of Florence.

Today's free book is Legends of Florence by Charles Godfrey Leland. 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. There is also a free Kindle ebook from Amazon.



Table of Contents

The Three Horns of Messer Guicciardini
The Pills of the Medici
Furicchia, or the Egg-Woman of the Mercato Vecchio
The Lanterns of the Strozzi Palace
The Goblin of La Via Del Corno
Frate Giocondo, the Monk of Santa Maria Novella
The Legend of the Croce al Trebbio
The Two Fairies of the Well
The Story of the Via Delle Serve Smarrite
The Bronze Boar of the Mercato Nuovo
The Fairy of the Campanile, or the Tower of Giotto
The Goblin of the Tower Della Trinita, or the Porta San Niccolo
The Ghost of Michel Angelo
The Apparition of Dante
Legends of La Certosa
Legends of the Bridges in Florence
The Bashful Lover
La Fortuna
The Story of the Unfinished Palace
The Devil of the Mercato Vecchio
Seeing that All was Right
The Enchanted Cow of La Via Vacchereccia
The Witch of the Porta Alla Croce
The Column of Cosimo, or Della Santa Trinita
Legends of Or’ San Michele
The Witch of the Arno
Stories of San Miniato
The Frair’s Head of Santa Maria Maggiore—The Lady who Confessed for Everybody—Holy Relics
Biancone, the Giant Statue in the Signoria
The Red Goblin of the Bargello
Legends of San Lorenzo
Legends of the Piazza San Biagio
The Spirit of the Porta San Gallo
Story of the Podestà who was Long on his Journey
Legends of the Boboli Gardens: the Old Gardener, and the Two Statues and the Fairy
How La Via Della Mosca got its Name
The Roman Vase
The Unfortunate Priest
The Mysterious Fig-Tree
Il Palazzo Feroni
La Via Delle Belle DonneThe Wizard with Red Teeth
Orpheus and Eurydice
Intialo: the Spirit of the Haunting Shadow
Cain and his Worshippers

Mincieli. Tales, merry and wise (Italian)

Today's free book is Tales, merry and wise by Rose Laura Mincieli (1958) with illustrations by Kurt Werth. 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

Pidicino
Errato di Barletto
The Songstress and the Fairies
The Pot of Gold
The Wonderful Night
The Cavallino
Mece and His Merry Pranks
A Message for a Donkey
The Queen and the Golden Egg
The Merchant, Saint Michael, and the Devil
The Dog, the Cat, and the Mouse
The Inquiring Rabbit, or The Strongest Thing in the World
The Shepherd's Pipe
The Farmer and the Harvesters
The C \oat That Taught the Housewife
The Three Brothers
Dancing He Would Go
The Beacon Light
The Capricious Month
Written in the Stars
The Three Sisters and the Old Witch
Saint Crispin and the Old One


Steedman. Legends and stories of Italy

Today's free book is Legends and stories of Italy for children by Amy Steedman (1909) with illustrations by Katharine Cameron. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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

(illustration by Katharine Cameron)


Table of Contents

PART I—LEGENDS
The Legend of the Christmas Rose
The Merciful Knight
The Saint-Maid of Lucca
Saint Mark and the Fisherman
Domenica
The Legend of the Castellano
Stella Maris
The Angel and the Diavolo
Little Legends of the Madonna
The Little Countess

PART II—STORIES
Stellante
A Tale of the Epiphany
Marziale, the Robber Chief
The Angels' Robe
A Tale of Old Florence
The Story of the Empress Flavia


Rydberg. The magic of the middle ages

Today's free book is The magic of the middle ages by Viktor Rydberg (1879) translated from the Swedish by August Hjalmar Edgren. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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



Table of Contents

The Cosmic Philosophy of the Middle Ages, and its Historical Development
The Magic of the Church
The Magic of the Learned
The Magic of the People and the Struggle of the Church against It


Shück. Medieval stories

Today's free book is Medieval stories by H. Shück (1902) translated from the Swedish by W. F. Harvey and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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

(illustration by W. Heath Robinson)


Table of Contents

Flores and Blanchflor
Duke Frederick
John, The Knight of the Lion
Nameless and Valentine
Karl and Alegast
The Journey to Constantinople
Roland
The Seven Wise Masters:
The Tree
The Faithful Hound
The Wild Boar
Shut Out
The Unfilial Son
The Magpie
Merlin
The Countess of Lothringen
Virgil's Tower
The Trial of Patience
The Ash Girl
The Queen in the Tower
The Roman Count
Papirius
The Ravens
Amicus and Amelius


Stephens-Cavallius. Old Norse fairy tales

Today's free book is Old Norse fairy tales gathered from the Swedish folk by George Stephens and H. Cavallius (1882) with  illustrations by E. Lundgren and translated by Albert Alberg. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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

(illustration by E. Lundgren)

Table of Contents

The Princess Singorra
The Boy and the King's Daughters
The Three Dogs
The Boy and the Giant
The Cow-Herd Boy
The Boy who Stole the Giant's Treasure
The Land of Youth
Tree Old Fays
Pinkel
The Golden Horse, The Lunar Lantern, and the Maiden in the Enchanted Castle


Harrison. Hero tales of Russia

Today's free book is Byliny book: Hero tales of Russia by Marion Chilton Harrison (1915) with illustrations by Hugh Stewart. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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



Table of Contents

The Story of Volga
Mikula the Villager's Son
Svyatogor
Svyatogor and Ilya of Murom
Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber


Urquhart-Motteux. Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais

Today's free book is Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais translated by T. Urquhart and P.A. Motteux (1921). Here is the Volume 1 table of contents and the table of contents for Volume 2.

The complete title: The works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, doctor in physick : Containing five books of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his sonne Pantagruel, together with the Pantagrueline prognostication, the Oracle of the divine Bacbuc, and response of the bottle. Hereunto are annexed the Navigations unto the Sounding isle, and the isle of the Apedefts: as likewise the Philosophical cream with a Limosin epistle all done by Mr. Francis Rabelais, in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English.

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


Cox-Jones. Tales of the Teutonic lands

Today's free book is Tales of the Teutonic lands by George W. Cox and Eustace Hinton Jones (1872). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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



Table of Contents

Recurrence of Myths in Popular Traditions
Historical and Mythical Elements in Popular Traditions
Limits of Historical Inquiry
Coincidence of Names in the Volsung and Nibelung Tales
Inferences drawn from this Coincidence
The real Point at issue
The Helgi Sagas
The Fatal Children 
Connexion of the Helgi and Volsung Stories
Fafnir and Regin 
The Story of Brynhild and Gudrun
The Nibelungenlied 
The Story of Walter of Aquitaine
The Story of Hugdietrich and Hildeburg
The Lay of Gudrun the Daughter of Hettel
The Story of Frithjof and Ingebjorg
The Story of Grettir the Strong
The Sagas of Gunnlaug and Njal
Classification of Popular Traditions

THE STORIES OF THE VOLSUNGS
I. The Story of Sigmund and Signy
II. The Story of Helgi Hundingsbane
in. The Story of Sigurd and Brynhild
IV. The Fall of the Giukings

THE NIBELUNG STORY
I. The Wedding of the Queens 
II. The Crosslet on the Vesture
III. The Vengeance of Kriemhild 

WALTER OF AQUITAINE
I. The Betrothal of Walter and Hildegimd
II. The Battle for the Golden Hoard 
III. The Wedding of Walter and Hildegund in the Basqueland 

THE STOEY OF HUGDIETRICH AND HILDEBUEG 

THE GUDRUN LAY
I. Hagen and the Griffins 
IL Hilda's Wooing 
III. Gudrun's Lovers 

THE STORY OF FRITH JOF AND INGEBJOEG

GEETTIR THE STRONG
I. The Winning of the Short Sword 
II. The Slaying of Bjorn 
IlL The Curse of Glam 
IV. Grettir's Luck 
V. The Hunting of tlie Outlaw
VI. The Ladders upon Drangey
VIL The Notch in the Short Sword 
VIIL The Happy Good Luck of Thorstein 

GUNNLAUG AND THE FAIR HELGA 

BURNT NJAL
I. The Story of Gunnar, Njal's Friend
II. The Burning of Njal 


Vacareso. Songs of the valiant voivode

Today's free book is Songs of the valiant voivode, and other strange folklore, for the first time collected from Roumanian peasants by Hélène Vacareso (1905). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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



Table of Contents

The Handsome Voivode; or, The Garden where whosoever entered looked fair
Mariora; or, The Daughter of the Wind 
The Moldavian Princess and the Fairy 
The Wooden Spindle and my Lady Death 
The Shepherd and the Heiduck 
The Enchanted Palace between the Enchanted Trees 
Mihai; or, The Son of the Dragon 
The White Serpent and the Little Beggar Girl 
The Wicked King 
The Willows' Daughter 
The Four Princesses and their Crimson Slippers 
The Little Blue Glass Ring 
The Fairy and the Waterfall 
Dragomira 
The Young Prince who, born of a Rose-tree, became a Rose-tree himself
The Knife and the Wind; or, The Girl who was thrice betrothed 
The Emperor and the Mouse 
The Legend of the Lilac Flower 
The Two Robbers and their Brother the Devil
The Stolen Pig 
The Mantle 
Thisca; or, The Marvellous Stone 
The Shirt. A Tzigane Tale 
The Church Builder 
Barbu and the Raven. A Tzigane Tale 
Sister Life and Sister Death
The Tzigane, the Voivode, and the Enchanted Whistle 
Hie and Pauna 
The Tzigane and his Wife 


Carrick. Still more Russian picture tales

Today's free book is Still more Russian picture tales by Valery Carrick (1914). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

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



Table of Contents

1. The Fox and the Hare

2. The Kids and the Wolf

3. The Sparrow and the Blade of Grass

4. The Little Gray Goat

5. The Fox and the Crane

6. The Peasant and the Hare

7. The Fox, the Cock and the Crane

8. Ting-a-ling borne!

9. The Fox and the Lobster