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Fifty Famous Stories Retold

by James BALDWIN (1841 - 1925)

King Canute on the Seashore

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)

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Listen next episodes of Fifty Famous Stories Retold:
A Laconic Answer , A Story of Robin Hood , Alexander and Bucephalus , Androclus and the Lion , Antonio Canova , Arnold Winklereid , Bruce and the Spider , Casabianca , Cornelia's Jewels , Damon and Pythias , Diogenes the Wise Man , Doctor Goldsmith , George Washington and His Hatchet , Grace Darling , Horatius at the Bridge , How Napoleon Crossed the Alps , Julius Caesar , King John and the Abbot , Maximilian and the Goose Boy , Mignon , Other Wise Men of Gotham , Picciola , Pocahontas , Sir Humphrey Gilbert , Sir Philip Sidney , Sir Walter Raleigh , Socrates and His House , The Barmecide Feast , The Bell of Atri , The Black Douglas , The Blind Men and the Elephant , The Brave Three Hundred , The Endless Tale , The Inchcape Rock , The King and His Hawk , The Kingdoms , The Miller of the Dee , The Sons of William the Conqueror , The Story of Cincinnatus , The Story of Regulus , The Story of William Tell , The Sword of Damocles , The Ungrateful Guest , The Ungrateful Soldier , The White Ship , Three Men of Gotham , Whittington and His Cat