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Folk-lore and legends: English

LibriVox recording of Folk-lore and legends: English by Charles John Tibbits. Read in English by Bill Boerst; Paul Mazumdar; Foon; Dafni Ma; arjunanand; Sonnie Abdalla; Linda Johnson; Gemma L Myers; Jessica Jiwon Choe; Fadi Qutub; Elizabeth P.; Jonathan Paul Arnold; susanjhudson The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is being lost, more rapidly in England, perhaps, than in any other part of the world. Our folk are giving up the old myths for new ones. Before remorseless “progress,” and the struggle for existence, the poetry of life is being quickly blotted out. In editing this volume I have endeavoured to select some of the best specimens of our Folklore. With regard to the nursery tales, I have taken pains to give them as they are in the earliest editions I could find. I must say, however, that, while I have taken every care to alter only as much as was absolutely necessary in these tales, some excision and slight alteration has at times been required. - Summary by Charles John Tibbits For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or ot

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