Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, credited to Gertrude Landa, 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 Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa. Read in English by Mike Pelton; Diana Schmidt; Joshua Stevens; Farnood; Rich Brown; realisticspeakers; Talie Hass; Kathleen Moore; mdecker142 "My desire is to give boys and girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance." from the preface. These tales deal with the boyish exploits of the great Biblical characters, Abraham, Moses, and David. "These I have rewritten from the stories in the Talmud and Midrash in a manner suitable for the children of to-day." - Summary by Phil Chenevert and the author

Recording facts

• Recording title: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends
• Author credits: Gertrude Landa
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 5:33:15

Catalogue topics

• fairytales
• jewish

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - THE PALACE OF THE EAGLES — 15:42
2. 02 - THE GIANT OF THE FLOOD — 10:50
3. 03 - THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF ERGETZ — 37:42
4. 04 - THE HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY PALACE — 10:18
5. 05 - THE RED SLIPPER — 11:24
6. 06 - THE STAR CHILD — 16:14
7. 07 - ABI FRESSAH'S FEAST — 14:58
8. 08 - THE BEGGAR KING — 7:35
9. 09 - THE QUARREL OF THE CAT AND DOG — 8:50
10. 10 - THE WATER-BABE — 7:28
11. 11 - SINBAD OF THE TALMUD — 23:47
12. 12 - THE OUTCAST PRINCE — 13:54
13. 13 - THE STORY OF BOSTANAI — 10:41
14. 14 - FROM SHEPHERD-BOY TO KING — 6:24
15. 15 - THE MAGIC PALACE — 12:37
16. 16 - THE SLEEP OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS — 8:53
17. 17 - KING FOR THREE DAYS — 10:37
18. 18 - THE PALACE IN THE CLOUDS — 10:55
19. 19 - THE POPE'S GAME OF CHESS — 12:35
20. 20 - THE SLAVE'S FORTUNE — 9:43
21. 21 - THE PARADISE IN THE SEA — 10:19
22. 22 - THE RABBI'S BOGEY-MAN — 7:57
23. 23 - THE FAIRY FROG — 6:48
24. 24 - THE PRINCESS OF THE TOWER — 23:28

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