Length13h 13m
About this audiobook
Dive into a classic selection of French and Norse fairy tales that emphasize the heroic and the magical. This volume contains arguably the most famous versions of "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Rapunzel," preserving them in their most potent forms. The stories are characterized by their clear moral structures and the definitive battle between good and evil. It is an essential anthology for anyone wishing to understand the foundational myths that permeate Western literature and culture.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (14.6K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length13 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
26The Enchanted Pig
2The Twelve Dancing Princesses
27The Norka
3I
28The Wonderful Birch
4II
29Jack and the Beanstalk
5III
30Jack Sells the Cow
Show all chaptersShow less
6IV
31Wonderful Growth of the Beanstalk
7V
32The Hen that Lays Golden Eggs
8VI
33The Money Bags
9VII
34The Talking Harp
10VIII
35The Giant Breaks His Neck
11IX
36The Little Good Mouse
12X
37Graciosa and Percinet
13XI
38The Three Princesses of Whiteland
14XII
39The Voice of Death
15XIII
40The Six Sillies
16XIV
41Kari Woodengown
17XV
42Drakestail
18XVI
43The Ratcatcher
19The Princess Mayblossom
44The True History of Little Goldenhood
20Soria Moria Castle
45The Golden Branch
21The Death of Koschei the Deathless
46The Three Dwarfs
22The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen
47Dapplegrim
23The Master Thief
48The Enchanted Canary
24Brother and Sister
49I
25Princess Rosette
50II
More from Andrew Lang
The Olive Fairy BookAndrew Lang9h 44m4.3 (1.8K)$2
Cock Lane and Common-SenseAndrew Lang10h 56m3.6 (158)$2
The Violet Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 44m4.2 (2.6K)$2
The Orange Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 22m4.2 (2.3K)$2
Helen of TroyAndrew Lang2h 19m3.5 (124)$2
The Red True Story BookAndrew Lang14h 39m3.9 (173)$2
The Green Fairy BookAndrew Lang12h 30m4.3 (6.3K)$2
The Grey Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 20m4.0 (4.2K)$2
The Crimson Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 4m4.2 (1.5K)$2
The Brown Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 5m4.2 (1.9K)$2
The Yellow Fairy BookAndrew Lang11h 29m4.2 (5.1K)$2
The Book of Dreams and GhostsAndrew Lang8h 52m3.8 (1K)$2
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang14h 12m4.1 (15.3K)$2
King Arthur: Tales of the Round TableAndrew Lang4h 23m4.1 (13.5K)$2
The High PriestessMaya Daniels5h4.6 (52) · 1055Free
The Sweetest FiendRaven Kennedy16h 35m4.4 (2.6K)$40 · $0.00
TILL WE HAVE FACES (Cupid & Psyche – The Story Behind the Myth)C. S. Lewis9h 51m4.3 (104.5K)$1 · $0.00
Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm9h 46m4.3 (256.5K)$2 · $0.00
The Hymns of OrpheusThomas Taylor3h 13m4.4 (777)$21 · $0.00
The Olive Fairy BookAndrew Lang9h 46m4.4 (1.3K)$2.30 · $0.00
The Once and Future King (Annotated)T. H. White28h 26m4.3 (121.8K)$2 · $0.00
Further Tales of the CityArmistead Maupin8h 10m4.3 (20.4K)$26 · $0.00
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens3h 11m4.3 (1.1M)$1.20 · $0.00
Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman6h 30m4.2 (453.7K)$24 · $0.00
The Grimm's Fairy Tales - Complete Edition: 200+ Stories in One VolumeBrothers Grimm29h 32m4.2 (168.7K)$0.99 · $0.00
The Wonder ClockHoward Pyle, Katharine Pyle8h 16m4.3 (2.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Family InheritanceTricia Stringer12h 14m4.3 (2.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Good Wife of BathKaren Brooks19h 48m4.2 (9K)$40 · $0.00
Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob and Wilhelm Grimm10h 13m4.2 (291K)$1.20 · $0.00
Mary JaneJessica Anya Blau9h 45m4.2 (166.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Funny Thing About Norman ForemanJulietta Henderson9h 11m4.2 (16.4K)$29 · $0.00
The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsAnonymous8h 41m4.2 (238.9K)$2 · $0.00
Daughter of the Moon GoddessSue Lynn Tan15h 1m4.2 (175.7K)$33 · $0.00
The Child ThiefBrom19h 37m4.2 (24.8K)$40 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
These Precious DaysAnn Patchett11h 14m4.5 (45.2K)$29 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$15 · $0.00
Your Faith Is Your FortuneNeville Goddard, Ale.mar.sas3h 43m4.6 (6K)$4.50 · $0.00
TWELFTH NIGHTWilliam Shakespeare, Sidney Lee16h 38m4.6 (2.8K)$0.99 · $0.00
The Complete Histories / History Plays of William Shakespeare (Annotated)William Shakespeare29h 42m4.6 (2.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m4.7 (359)$29 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 50m4.6 (1.3K)$0.99 · $0.00
H. P. LOVECRAFT Ultimate Collection: Novellas, Short Stories, Poetry & Essays (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft12h 28m4.6 (2.3K)$2 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust16h 8m4.5 (10.6K)$0.99 · $0.00
The Mis-Education of the NegroCarter Goodwin Woodson4h 32m4.5 (28.4K)$10 · $0.00
TORAH - Bilingual Edition: English/Hebrew (Annotated)Max Margolis, JPS28h 26m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
Betty Crocker picture cooky bookBetty Crocker, Inc. General Mills2h 13m4.5 (6.5K)$1 · $0.00
The Complete Tales of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter3h 36m4.5 (75K)$3 · $0.00
Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery11h 1m4.5 (1.2M)$2.30 · $0.00
Crime and Punishment (The Unabridged Garnett Translation) (Annotated)Fyodor Dostoevsky24h 25m4.5 (15.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
The North American IndianEdward S. Curtis, Frederick Webb Hodge6h4.5 (1.2K)$2 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.6 (4.6K)$29 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$15 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m4.6 (2.7K)$29 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$15 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
Cast in BloodMichelle Sagara16h 35m4.6 (607)$33 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m4.6 (1K)$3 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The George Orwell CollectionGeorge Orwell24h 46m4.5 (14.4K)$10 · $0.00
ShivajiRanjit Desai25h 13m4.6 (3.1K)$24 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 38m4.5 (9.2K)$2 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
When God Calls the HeartBrian Bird, Michelle Cox3h 24m4.6 (439)$10 · $0.00
Five Little IndiansMichelle Good10h 34m4.5 (64.5K)$29 · $0.00
Lolth's WarriorR. A. Salvatore13h 20m4.6 (2.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Things We Cannot SayKelly Rimmer13h 48m4.5 (359.1K)$33 · $0.00
You may also like
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang14h 12m4.1 (15.3K)$2
The Yellow Fairy BookAndrew Lang11h 29m4.2 (5.1K)$2
The Blue FairytalesAndrew Lang15h 3m4.2 (51.9K)$0.99 · $0.00
The Brown Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 5m4.2 (1.9K)$2
The Fairy Books of All Colours - Complete Series: Books 1-12 (Illustrated Edition)Andrew Lang133h 24m4.6 (2.9K)$2 · $0.00
The Grey Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 19m4.2 (1.5K)$4.60 · $0.00
The Olive Fairy BookAndrew Lang9h 44m4.3 (1.8K)$2
The Magic of OzL. Frank Baum4h 22m4.1 (7.5K)$2
The Scarecrow of OzL. Frank Baum5h 5m4.1 (9.9K)$2
The complete fairy booksAndrew Lang132h 35m4.5 (2.8K)$3.50 · $0.00
The Andrew Lang Fairy Books: Complete CollectionAndrew Lang133h 39m4.7 (2.2K)$2 · $0.00
The Red Fairy BookAndrew Lang12h 9m4.2 (5.7K)Free
The Red Fairy BookVarious12h 28m4.3 (4.5K)$2 · $0.00
The Orange Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 22m4.2 (2.3K)$2
The Crimson Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 4m4.2 (1.5K)$2
The Brown Fairy BookAndrew Lang8h 42m4.0 (2.4K)$2 · $0.00
The Violet Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 44m4.2 (2.6K)$2
The Violet Fairy BookAndrew Lang9h 59m4.3 (3K)$2 · $0.00
The Patchwork Girl of OzL. Frank Baum6h 27m4.0 (12.4K)$2
The Princess and CurdieGeorge MacDonald5h 55m4.2 (15.1K)$2