Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William Tell, George Washington and his hatchet, King Alfred as well as many other interesting tales. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)
Chapters
1 Concerning These Stories 3 min 2 King Alfred and the Cakes 4 min 3 King Alfred and the Beggar 4 min 4 King Canute on the Seashore 3 min 5 The Sons of William the Conqueror 5 min 6 The White Ship 5 min 7 King John and the Abbot 7 min 8 A Story of Robin Hood 6 min 9 Bruce and the Spider 3 min 10 The Black Douglas 4 min 11 Three Men of Gotham 2 min 12 Other Wise Men of Gotham 5 min 13 The Miller of the Dee 3 min 14 Sir Philip Sidney 2 min 15 The Ungrateful Soldier 2 min 16 Sir Humphrey Gilbert 2 min 17 Sir Walter Raleigh 5 min 18 Pocahontas 2 min 19 George Washington and His Hatchet 2 min 20 Grace Darling 4 min 21 The Story of William Tell 3 min 22 Arnold Winklereid 3 min 23 The Bell of Atri 8 min 24 How Napoleon Crossed the Alps 2 min 25 The Story of Cincinnatus 6 min 26 The Story of Regulus 4 min 27 Cornelia's Jewels 4 min 28 Androclus and the Lion 4 min 29 Horatius at the Bridge 5 min 30 Julius Caesar 3 min 31 The Sword of Damocles 3 min 32 Damon and Pythias 3 min 33 A Laconic Answer 2 min 34 The Ungrateful Guest 2 min 35 Alexander and Bucephalus 3 min 36 Diogenes the Wise Man 2 min 37 The Brave Three Hundred 3 min 38 Socrates and His House 1 min 39 The King and His Hawk 5 min 40 Doctor Goldsmith 2 min 41 The Kingdoms 3 min 42 The Barmecide Feast 5 min 43 The Endless Tale 4 min 44 The Blind Men and the Elephant 3 min 45 Maximilian and the Goose Boy 5 min 46 The Inchcape Rock 4 min 47 Whittington and His Cat 15 min 48 Casabianca 4 min 49 Antonio Canova 6 min 50 Picciola 6 min 51 Mignon 6 min
