100 Must-Read Retellings of Myths, Folklore, and Classics
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Retellings of classic stories and folklore are easy to find no matter what genre you love to read, and the possibilities are endless. Whether you’re obsessed with Greek myths or intrigued by Japanese folklore, this list is sure to have a title or two that can offer a great introduction to these beloved stories across the world. (And I’ve starred my favourites for easy reference!)
- Adelita by Tomie dePaola
[Cinderella] - Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
[Peter Pan] - Alice by Christina Henry
[Alice in Wonderland]
[Orpheus and Eurydice]
[Cupid]
[Macbeth]
[Cinderella]
[King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table]
[Beauty and the Beast]
[Rapunzel]
[The Twelve Dancing Princesses]
[Cinderella]
[Beowulf]
[Rumplestiltskin]
[Hades and Persephone]
[Theseus and Ariadne]
[Celtic legend The Wild Swans]
[Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless]
[Medusa]
[The Frog Prince & The Twelve Dancing Princesses]
[Hades/Persephone]
[Beauty and the Beast]
[The Little Mermaid]
[The Twelve Dancing Princesses]
[Peter Pan]
[Several European myths]
[The Little Mermaid]
[Persuasion by Jane Austen]
[The Winter’s Tale]
[Thumbelina]
[Chinese folklore]
[Rapunzel]
[The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald]
[Japanese mythology]
[Undine]
[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
[Hades and Persephone]
[The Snow Queen]
[“The Magic Orange Tree”]
[Alice in Wonderland]
[Sleeping Beauty]
[Norse mythology]
[The Odyssey]
[Robin Hood]
[The Little Mermaid]
[Arabian Nights]
[Cinderella]
[Cinderella]
[Greek mythology]
[Korean mythology]
[Ramayana]
[Senegalese folklore]
[Greek mythology]
[Emma]
[Little Red Riding Hood]
[Chinese mythology]
[Selkie folklore]
[Cinderella]
[Romeo and Juliet]
[Irish mythology]
[Hawaiian mythology]
[Chinese mythology]
[“The Nightingale”]
[Snow White]
[The Iliad]
[The Snow Maiden]
[Hades and Persephone]
[Norse mythology]
[Romeo and Juliet]
[Rapunzel]
[“Tam Lin”]
[Snow White]
[Frankenstein]
[The Goose Girl]
[Arabian Nights]
[Peter Pan]
[The Pied Piper]
[“The Tinderbox”]
[The Ugly Duckling]
[The Brave Little Tailor]
[Baba Yaga, Vasilisa the Beautiful]
[A Thousand and One Nights)
[The Frog Prince]
[Romeo and Juliet]
[King Lear]
[Arabian Nights]
[Chinese mythology]
[The Wizard of Oz]
[Hawaiian mythology]
[The Nutcracker]
[general fairy tales]
[Arabian Nights]
[Cinderella]
[Nigerian folklore]