The Giant Crab And Other Tales From Old India: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Giant Crab And Other Tales From Old India, credited to W.H.D. Rouse, 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 The Giant Crab And Other Tales From Old India by W.H.D. Rouse Read in English by David Wales This is the first collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. There is a second entitled The Talking Thrush (LibriVox audio here). Parents or those in loco parentis should be aware that as in all folk literature, in addition to humor and wisdom, here is some degree of suffering and death. These tales may not be suitable for the very young. (Summary by david wales)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Giant Crab And Other Tales From Old India
• Author credits: W.H.D. Rouse
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:13:50

Catalogue topics

• India
• children's literature
• Legend
• myth
• folktale

Track guide

1. 00 - Warning To The Studious Or Scientific Reader — 1:31
2. 01 - Part 1 — 33:11
3. 02 - Part 2 — 31:00
4. 03 - Part 3 — 30:19
5. 04 - Part 4 — 37:49

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