The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories

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The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories

by Evelyn Sharp

EN·~3 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

The Other Side of the Sun

1:02
2

The Other Side of the Sun

0:33
3

The Weird Witch of the Willow-Herb

23:36
4

The Magician's Tea-Party

24:58
5

The Hundredth Princess

22:37
6

Somebody Else's Prince

34:14
7

The Tears of Princess Prunella

27:30
8

The Palace on the Floor

19:33
9

The Lady Daffodilia

12:00
10

The Kite That Went to the Moon

29:40

Description

A bright assortment of fairy tales invites listeners into a world where familiar favorites sit beside fresh, off‑beat adventures. The stories are narrated with a blend of wit, warmth, and a touch of mischievous imagination, making each tale feel both timeless and delightfully new. Illustrated scenes of pink cottages, leafy roofs, and sparkling cobweb windows add a vivid backdrop that sparks the mind as the words unfold.

The collection opens with the quirky Weird Witch of the Willow‑Herb, who lives in a charming pink cottage atop a hill. When the impetuous Princess Winsome dashes up the winding path, she’s on a quest to find the bravest boy in the kingdom—a boy who would never fight without cause. Their brief exchange hints at a gentle, humorous journey through Fairyland, where kindness and cleverness guide the way. Listeners will be carried along by the spell‑bound humor and the promise of more enchanting stories to discover.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (188K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Joke Van Dorst, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2012-08-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Evelyn Sharp

Evelyn Sharp

1869–1955

Known for graceful fiction and fearless activism, this English writer moved from popular children’s books and stories to a public life shaped by the women’s suffrage movement. Her work and career show how literary talent and political conviction could grow side by side.

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