A Little Book of Profitable Tales: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Little Book of Profitable Tales, credited to Eugene Fields, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Little Book of Profitable Tales by Eugene Fields Read in English by Kangaroo; Larry Wilson; Diana Schmidt; Lynne T; thestorygirl; DebK; markman; Hri; Jennifer Fournier; Tom Penn; deongines; Kate Follis; Phil Schempf An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including poverty, discrimination and death, in a gentle, unfrightening manner.

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Little Book of Profitable Tales
• Author credits: Eugene Fields
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 4:54:54

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 2:08
2. 01 - The First Christmas Tree — 11:53
3. 02 - The Symbol and the Saint — 18:09
4. 03 - The Coming of the Prince — 19:22
5. 04 - The Mouse and the Moonbeam — 36:04
6. 05 - The Divell's Chrystmass — 9:45
7. 06 - The Mountain and the Sea — 7:50
8. 07 - The Robin and the Violet — 10:49
9. 08 - The Oak-Tree and the Ivy — 7:04
10. 09 - Margaret: a Pearl — 21:18
11. 10 - The Springtime — 9:25
12. 11 - Rodolph and his King — 7:58
13. 12 - The Hampshire Hills — 11:07
14. 13 - Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West — 19:58
15. 14 - Ludwig and Eloise — 9:02
16. 15 - Fido's Little Friend — 20:43
17. 16 - The Old Man — 20:43
18. 17 - Bill, the Lokil Editor — 10:00
19. 18 - The Little Yaller baby — 11:22
20. 19 - The Cyclopeedy — 12:23
21. 20 - Dock Stebbins — 11:26
22. 21 - The Fairies of Pesth — 19:03

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