Fifty Famous Fairy Tales

By: Rosemary Kingston - editor

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Here is a timeless and wonderful collection from the best sources of fairy tales: Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Antoine Galland.

Tales in this collection include: "Puss in Boots", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Cinderella and the Glass Slipper", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Wild Swans", "Snow White and Rose Red", "The Spirit in the Bottle", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Three Bears", "The Musicians of Bremen", "The Fisherman and his Wife", and many others sure to be familiar to children and adults alike.

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Critic reviews

"Marguerite Gavin reads the entire collection, and her pleasant, articulate voice is welcome story after story." (School Library Journal)
"Gavin's assured, velvety voice is a good match for this adaptation of an anthology first published in 1917....Gavin's consistent, even-keeled delivery make this a good choice for bedtime and quiet time, for listeners both young and older." (Publishers Weekly)
"What a treat to have a compendium of the greats of folk literature from the European tradition narrated by Marguerite Gavin, who evokes memories of one's own mother reading the stories by one's bedside. Her steady, soothing voice navigates the familiar...and treasured, but less well-known, tales." (AudioFile)

There are not 50 fairytales

There are not 50 fairytales in his recording, so you’re going to be disappointed if you expect it to actually be telling the truth with the title. There’s nothing wrong with what’s here, but I don’t know why it’s called this.

Fifty Famous Fairy Tales

The narration is adequate. She doesn't change voices and lacks excitement, but she is easy to understand. The stories are definitely of the older variety -- quite a bit of violence.

Fair Collection of Fairy Tales

If you are looking for a collection of fairy tales that has a good collection of classics and lesser known tales then this is a good option. The narrator is ok. Her voice is pleasant enough although sometimes she lacks emotion.
Many, if not most, of these tales have been edited slightly and are not as gruesome as the originals, but some still retain their “gothic” elements. If you want Disney, this isn’t it, but if you want something more tame than the original Grimm tales then these should suit you well.
I do love that this collection includes “Little One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes.” It was always a favorite of mine from my old book of stories. It is not usually included or known about, at least in my circle of acquaintances.

amazeing

it was a blast to the past with all of my favorite storys amazing ten out of ten

good narration, easy to understand

I downloaded a few different fairy tales series for my kids to listen to in the car. This was by far the best. A lot of the other stories that I downloaded had complex language that made it hard for my kids (4 and 7) to understand. This one is free of annoying music and the narrator speaks with a clear american accent. Several of the other story collections were narrated by people with thick English accents making it hard for young American ears to understand. This is also 6 hours long which is great because it provides so many hours of entertainment and also, the adult is not forced to listen to the same stories over and over again.