Bedtime Classics Library

Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemble In Disposition, Cautionary tales of the transmigration of the souls of naughty boys and girls, as elucidated by the mysterious Bramin, Mr Wiseman: "Having been gifted with the faculty of distinguishing those animals which are now animated by the souls...

Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a child when his father moved to New Orleans from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After 10 years, Aldrich was sent back to Portsmouth to prepare for college. This period of his life is partly described in his semi-autobiographical novel The Story of a Bad Boy (1870), in which "Tom Bailey" is the juvenile hero. Author: Thomas Bailey AldrichLength: 5 hours 50 minutesGe...

Part 2 of 2.\n\nLittle Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, Professor Bhaer. The mischievous children, whom she loves and cares for as her own, learn valuable lessons as they become proper gentlemen and ladies. We also get cameo appearances of almost all the characters found in the previous books, almost...

Part 1 of 2.\n\nLittle Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, Professor Bhaer. The mischievous children, whom she loves and cares for as her own, learn valuable lessons as they become proper gentlemen and ladies. We also get cameo appearances of almost all the characters found in the previous books, almost...

Annie Elfrida McLane lives in a little brown house of the South Dakota prairie, within sight of the Black Hills. Her father is a widower and prospects for gold there; Annie lives at home with her grandmother and the servants, Marthy Stubbs and Pete Pumpernickle. Annie has no neighbours, no other children to play with, and no school to attend; she is sometimes lonely and despondent. Author: Eva Kat...

This wonderful children's short story tells all about the youth, manhood and old age of Santa Claus and how he became immortal. (Introduction by jedopi).Author: L. Frank BaumLength: 3 hours 30 minutesGenre: Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 102:17 - Chapter 212:24 - Chapter 315:53 - Chapter 422:55 - Chapter 527:48 - Chapter 635:53 - Chapter 743:08...

This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends, heroes, myths, and ancient lore from many different cultures. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins. Author: VariousLength: 2 hours 12 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 113:32 - Chapter 244:40 - Chapter 301:01:46 - Chapter...

This is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a house in the suburbs for the summer she meets another little girl in the house and they become playmates. (Introduction by Linda Andrus).Author: Frances Hodgson BurnettLength: 1 hours 15 minutesGenre: Children's FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 136:26 - C...

A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by Guero).Author: Jennie Irene MixLength: 1 hours 57 minutesGenre: Children's Non-fiction, ScienceChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 104:56 - Chapter 218:03 - Chapter 327:55 - Chapter 447:33 - Chapter 501:00:14 - Chapter 601:06:27 - Chapter 701:14:25 - Chapter 801:...

A collection of Classical children's nursery rhymes. Many familiar, a few unfamiliar, all simple and easy for younger children. Author: L. Leslie BrookeLength: 8 minutesGenre: Children's Fiction, PoetryChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 102:53 - Chapter 205:13 - Chapter 3Audiobook recording provided by LibriVox volunteers. Curated and presented by 🟡 Kids Books: Bedtime Stories. Discover more free c...

Twenty-year-old Mary Alice is bored with her home life and envious of the beautiful, poised, popular girls she sees at parties. At her mother's advice, she reluctantly visits her Godmother in New York, who teaches Mary Alice a little homemade "magic" and the one great Secret that will put her at ease with other people. How can Mary Alice learn to use these gifts to bring happiness into h...

The singing mouse tells tales of nature in songs. This book is for those who want to know how the mountains ate up the plains, what the waters said or where the city went. (summary by Nadine).Author: Emerson HoughLength: 2 hours 24 minutesGenre: Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 103:14 - Chapter 212:22 - Chapter 319:30 - Chapter 427:25 - Chapter 5...

A retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Tales include those of Prometheus, Io, Perseus and Theseus. (Introduction by Iris McLeod).Author: James BaldwinLength: 4 hours 34 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 103:01 - Chapter 206:55 - Chapter 312:32 - Chapter 431:19 - Chapter 539:29 - Chapter 649:47 - Chapter 756:...

Follow the adventures of Katy Carr and her family, through good times and bad. (Summary by Karen Savage).Author: Susan CoolidgeLength: 4 hours 35 minutesGenre: Children's FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:38 - Chapter 232:30 - Chapter 351:09 - Chapter 401:10:51 - Chapter 501:30:25 - Chapter 601:58:26 - Chapter 702:24:44 - Chapter 802:45:22 - Chapter 903:12:29 - Chapter 1003:39:18 - Chapt...

Part 2 of 2.\n\nThis is a comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. (Summary by Sibella).Author: E. M. BerensLength: 11 hours 23 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, HistoricalChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:28 - Chapter 241:13 - Chapter...

Part 1 of 2.\n\nThis is a comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. (Summary by Sibella).Author: E. M. BerensLength: 11 hours 23 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, HistoricalChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:28 - Chapter 241:13 - Chapter...

Ernest Ray is a young boy who sets out to reclaim the inheritance that was unjustly with held from his father and given to a cousin. (Introduction by Abigail Rasmussen).Author: Horatio Alger, Jr. Length: 5 hours 15 minutesGenre: Children's FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 108:17 - Chapter 217:25 - Chapter 325:33 - Chapter 434:50 - Chapter 542:38 - Chapter 651:23 - Chapter 758:31 - Chapter 8...

This is the classic story of William Tell - Swiss patriot and great apple-shooter - as seen through the eyes of English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Author: P. G. WodehouseLength: 1 hours 44 minutesGenre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Humorous FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 115:59 - Chapter 228:25 - Chapter 340:43 - Chapter 452:40 - Chapter 501:06:01 - Cha...

Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes. Author: J. Walker McSpaddenLength: 5 hours 56 minutesGenre: Action & Adventur...

A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tales themselves make another verse. (Summary by Annise).Author: Guy Wetmore CarrylLength: 1 hours 6 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Humorous Fiction, PoetryChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 102:31 - Chapter 205:30 - Chapter 308:35 - Chapter 411:35...

"Old Ralph Rinkelmann made his living by comic sketches, and all but lost it again by tragic poems. So he was just the man to be chosen king of the fairies. " George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 - September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Author: George MacDonaldLength: 1 hours 28 minutesGenre: Children's Fiction, Fantastic FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - C...

A charming fairytale -- with realistic touches -- from the mid-19th Century. (Summary by BellonaTimes).Author: Caroline Snowden GuildLength: 2 hours 22 minutesGenre: Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 101:09 - Chapter 205:45 - Chapter 311:02 - Chapter 415:00 - Chapter 519:37 - Chapter 623:58 - Chapter 727:42 - Chapter 832:17 - Chapter 936:28 - Chapter 1042:51 - Chapte...

Celtic Fairy Tales is a collection of 25 folk and fairy stories collected from Ireland and Scotland. At what I imagine is the Frontispiece, or the dedication page, is the phrase: _SAY THIS /Three times, with your eyes shut_/ Mothuighim boladh an ireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhidn dthaigh. _And you will see/What you will see_ A loose translation of this Gaelic phrase is "I sense the smel...

Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, also the author of Undine, was a German Romantic writer whose stories were filled with knights, damsels in distress, evil enchantments, and the struggle of good against overpowering evil. 'My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure. ' Fouque blends the Romantic love for nature and ancient chivalry while telling a powerful story about a young man w...

An Australian children's classic about life on a ranch around the same time of A Little Florida Lady, with a similarly plucky tomboy heroine. Also, like the latter story, expect some racial stereotyping of Asian and Aboriginal characters. (Summary by BellonaTimes).Author: Mary Grant BruceLength: 6 hours 38 minutesGenre: Children's FictionChaptersChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:59 - Chapter 236:25 - C...