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Librivox recording of Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin.
Read by Laura Caldwell.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William Tell, George Washington and his hatchet, King Alfred as well as many other interesting tales. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)
For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org.
This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox
Artist/Composer: James Baldwin
Date: 2007-11-30
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; children; historical fiction; history; short stories
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
| Whole Item | Format | Size |
| fifty_famous_stories_lc_librivox_128kb.m3u | 128kbps M3U | Stream |
| fifty_famous_stories_lc_librivox_64kb.m3u | 64Kbps M3U | Stream |
| fifty_famous_stories_lc_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 93 MB |
| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| 00- Concerning These Stories | 2.87 MB | 1.54 MB | 1.44 MB |
| 01- King Alfred and the Cakes | 3.28 MB | 1.76 MB | 1.64 MB |
| 02- King Alfred and the Beggar | 3.50 MB | 1.86 MB | 1.75 MB |
| 03- King Canute on the Seashore | 2.87 MB | 1.52 MB | 1.44 MB |
| 04- The Sons of William the Conqueror | 4.95 MB | 2.68 MB | 2.47 MB |
| 05- The White Ship | 4.81 MB | 2.60 MB | 2.40 MB |
| 06- King John and the Abbot | 6.78 MB | 3.66 MB | 3.39 MB |
| 07- A Story of Robin Hood | 5.45 MB | 2.95 MB | 2.72 MB |
| 08- Bruce and the Spider | 2.38 MB | 1.29 MB | 1.19 MB |
| 09- The Black Douglas | 3.65 MB | 1.98 MB | 1.82 MB |
| 10- Three Men of Gotham | 2.17 MB | 1.17 MB | 1.08 MB |
| 11- Other Wise Men of Gotham | 4.99 MB | 2.70 MB | 2.50 MB |
| 12-The Miller of the Dee | 2.41 MB | 1.30 MB | 1.21 MB |
| 13- Sir Philip Sidney | 2.02 MB | 1.09 MB | 1.01 MB |
| 14- The Ungrateful Soldier | 2.09 MB | 1.13 MB | 1.05 MB |
| 15- Sir Humphrey Gilbert | 1.77 MB | 984 KB | 907 KB |
| 16- Sir Walter Raleigh | 4.24 MB | 2.30 MB | 2.12 MB |
| 17- Pocahontas | 2.02 MB | 1.09 MB | 1.01 MB |
| 18- George Washington and His Hatchet | 1.68 MB | 925 KB | 860 KB |
| 19- Grace Darling | 3.34 MB | 1.80 MB | 1.67 MB |
| 20- The Story of William Tell | 2.79 MB | 1.52 MB | 1.40 MB |
| 21- Arnold Winklereid | 3.05 MB | 1.66 MB | 1.53 MB |
| 22- The Bell of Atri | 7.04 MB | 3.79 MB | 3.52 MB |
| 23- How Napolean Crossed the Alps | 1.63 MB | 895 KB | 837 KB |
| 24- The Story of Cincinnatus | 5.46 MB | 2.94 MB | 2.73 MB |
| 25- The Story of Regulus | 3.76 MB | 2.01 MB | 1.88 MB |
| 26- Cornelia's Jewels | 3.27 MB | 1.75 MB | 1.63 MB |
| 27- Androclus and the Lion | 3.91 MB | 2.10 MB | 1.95 MB |
| 28- Horatius at the Bridge | 4.21 MB | 2.26 MB | 2.11 MB |
| 29- Julius Caesar | 2.31 MB | 1.23 MB | 1.15 MB |
| 30- The Sword of Damocles | 3.05 MB | 1.61 MB | 1.53 MB |
| 31- Damon and Pythias | 2.84 MB | 1.53 MB | 1.42 MB |
| 32- A Laconic Answer | 1.80 MB | 992 KB | 922 KB |
| 33- The Ungrateful Guest | 2.15 MB | 1.15 MB | 1.08 MB |
| 34- Alexander and Bucephalus | 2.54 MB | 1.36 MB | 1.27 MB |
| 35- Diogenes the Wise Man | 2.20 MB | 1.19 MB | 1.10 MB |
| 36- The Brave Three Hundred | 2.55 MB | 1.38 MB | 1.28 MB |
| 37- Socrates and His House | 1.05 MB | 585 KB | 540 KB |
| 38- The King and His Hawk | 4.70 MB | 2.53 MB | 2.35 MB |
| 39- Doctor Goldsmith | 1.80 MB | 999 KB | 924 KB |
| 40- The Kingdoms | 3.18 MB | 1.73 MB | 1.59 MB |
| 41- The Barmecide Feast | 4.43 MB | 2.38 MB | 2.21 MB |
| 42- The Endless Tale | 3.71 MB | 1.97 MB | 1.85 MB |
| 43- The Blind Men and the Elephant | 2.44 MB | 1.32 MB | 1.22 MB |
| 44- Maximillian and the Goose Boy | 4.81 MB | 2.58 MB | 2.40 MB |
| 45- The Inchcape Rock | 3.74 MB | 2.02 MB | 1.87 MB |
| 46- Whittington and His Cat | 14 MB | 7.31 MB | 6.85 MB |
| 47- Casabianca | 3.33 MB | 1.78 MB | 1.66 MB |
| 48- Antonio Canova | 5.30 MB | 2.84 MB | 2.65 MB |
| 49- Picciola | 5.60 MB | 3.01 MB | 2.80 MB |
| 50- Mignon | 5.36 MB | 2.87 MB | 2.68 MB |
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