Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Junior Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NA294912
Barcode: 9789626349496
Release Date: 02/2009

GRAHAME, K. / NESBIT, E.: Dragon Tales (Unabridged)

Tradition says that dragons come in many shapes and sizes but they all breathe fire, whisk fierce, scaly tails and frighten the local villagers. Whenever they can, they capture princesses and take them to their caves. But this is not always the case. In these four delightful stories, Kenneth Grahame and Edith Nesbit introduce some very different kinds of dragons. One, for example, just wants to sit quietly in his cave and write poetry and really doesn’t want to fight St George; in another story, the princess is more strong-minded than the dragon! So prepare to be surprised by the dragons you meet on this recording!

Tracklist

Disc 1
Grahame, Kenneth - Author
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
1The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame04:37
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
2Charlotte took me across another field or two…04:19
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
3Long ago – might have been hundreds of years ago…06:30
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
4Next day, after he'd had his tea…04:48
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
5The dragon coloured slightly and looked away.04:00
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
6What the boy feared, however, soon came to pass.07:06
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
7The villagers were straggling homewards…05:42
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
8'I've brought a friend to see you dragon,' said the boy…07:10
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
9Next morning, the people began streaming up to the downs…05:03
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
10The dragon was employing the interval…05:04
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
11There were great doings when they got down to the village…06:02
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
12'Here we are at your gate,' said the man abruptly…02:32
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Disc 2
Nesbit, Edith - Author
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
1The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit05:06
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
2When the Queen got home…03:25
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
3The next day his plan was all arranged…04:43
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
4Now, after more scores of years than you would like to add up…03:09
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
5So, on the eighth day…05:29
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
6And every day the Princess came to see Nigel…04:18
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
7When the griffin fell asleep that afternoon04:00
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
8The Fiery Dragon by Edith Nesbit04:57
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
9Then, quite suddenly, a cloud passed over the sun…05:26
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
10When he awoke it was dark.03:46
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
11So Elfin sat down again…03:44
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
12The Princess could not walk through the streets…05:04
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
13'We've saved the country,' said the Princess…05:41
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
14The Last of the Dragons by Edith Nesbit03:27
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
15And the days and years went on…05:35
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)
16The Prince and Princess looked at each other.06:06
Carvel, Bertie (Reader)
Gregory, Emma (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 02:16:49