Fifty Famous Stories Retold
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)
https://librivox.org/fifty-famous-stories-retold-by-james-baldwin/
| 1. 00- Concerning These Stories | 03:08 | |
| 2. 01- King Alfred and the Cakes | 03:35 | |
| 3. 02- King Alfred and the Beggar | 03:49 | |
| 4. 03- King Canute on the Seashore | 03:08 | |
| 5. 04- The Sons of William the Conqueror | 05:24 | |
| 6. 05- The White Ship | 05:15 | |
| 7. 06- King John and the Abbot | 07:24 | |
| 8. 07- A Story of Robin Hood | 05:57 | |
| 9. 08- Bruce and the Spider | 02:36 | |
| 10. 09- The Black Douglas | 03:59 | |
| 11. 10- Three Men of Gotham | 02:22 | |
| 12. 11- Other Wise Men of Gotham | 05:27 | |
| 13. 12-The Miller of the Dee | 02:38 | |
| 14. 13- Sir Philip Sidney | 02:12 | |
| 15. 14- The Ungrateful Soldier | 02:17 | |
| 16. 15- Sir Humphrey Gilbert | 01:56 | |
| 17. 16- Sir Walter Raleigh | 04:38 | |
| 18. 17- Pocahontas | 02:12 | |
| 19. 18- George Washington and His Hatchet | 01:50 | |
| 20. 19- Grace Darling | 03:39 | |
| 21. 20- The Story of William Tell | 03:03 | |
| 22. 21- Arnold Winklereid | 03:20 | |
| 23. 22- The Bell of Atri | 07:41 | |
| 24. 23- How Napolean Crossed the Alps | 01:47 | |
| 25. 24- The Story of Cincinnatus | 05:58 | |
| 26. 25- The Story of Regulus | 04:06 | |
| 27. 26- Cornelia's Jewels | 03:34 | |
| 28. 27- Androclus and the Lion | 04:16 | |
| 29. 28- Horatius at the Bridge | 04:36 | |
| 30. 29- Julius Caesar | 02:31 | |
| 31. 30- The Sword of Damocles | 03:20 | |
| 32. 31- Damon and Pythias | 03:06 | |
| 33. 32- A Laconic Answer | 01:58 | |
| 34. 33- The Ungrateful Guest | 02:21 | |
| 35. 34- Alexander and Bucephalus | 02:46 | |
| 36. 35- Diogenes the Wise Man | 02:24 | |
| 37. 36- The Brave Three Hundred | 02:47 | |
| 38. 37- Socrates and His House | 01:09 | |
| 39. 38- The King and His Hawk | 05:08 | |
| 40. 39- Doctor Goldsmith | 01:58 | |
| 41. 40- The Kingdoms | 03:28 | |
| 42. 41- The Barmecide Feast | 04:50 | |
| 43. 42- The Endless Tale | 04:03 | |
| 44. 43- The Blind Men and the Elephant | 02:40 | |
| 45. 44- Maximillian and the Goose Boy | 05:15 | |
| 46. 45- The Inchcape Rock | 04:05 | |
| 47. 46- Whittington and His Cat | 14:58 | |
| 48. 47- Casabianca | 03:38 | |
| 49. 48- Antonio Canova | 05:47 | |
| 50. 49- Picciola | 06:07 | |
| 51. 50- Mignon | 05:51 |
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