Valentine’s Day Stories
I hope you enjoy these classic stories about love that are perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any other time of the year). Selections include fairy tales, Greek mythology, medieval romance, and more. These stories are all great for reading aloud, and most of them have free audio available!
Note that the reading time and audio time may vary when the audio is a retelling or dramatization of the original text.
BIBLE PASSAGE
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1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
Genre: Bible Passage, 1st century
Reading Time: Approx. 2min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 2 min (Audio Bible)
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FAIRY TALE LOVE STORIES
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Cinderella
Author: Charles Perrault
Genre: European Fairy Tale
Reading Time: Approx. 19 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 19 min (StoryNory)
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Sleeping Beauty
Author: Charles Perrault
Genre: European Fairy Tale
Reading Time: Approx. 32 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 32 min (StoryNory)
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GRECO-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
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Cupid and Psyche
Author: Lucius Apuleius, 125-180 AD
Genre: Greco-Roman Mythology, 2nd century
Reading Time: Approx. 1 hour
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 25 min (Listen to Genius)
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MEDIEVAL ROMANCE (Knights of King Arthur)
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Sir Caradoc and Lady Guimier
Author: Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867)
Genre: Arthurian Legend, 6th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 10 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 10 min (Librivox)
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Sir Gawain’s Marriage
Author: Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867)
Genre: Arthurian Legend, 6th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 8 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 8 min (Librivox)
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Tristram and Isoude
Author: Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867)
Genre: Arthurian Legend, 6th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 1 hour
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 1 hour, 8 min (Librivox)
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MEDIEVAL ROMANCE
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A Knight’s Tale
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343-1400 AD
Genre: Medieval Romance, 14th century
Reading Time: Approx. 1 hour 15 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 47 min (Storynory)
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Eric and Enide
Author: Chretien de Troyes, 12th century
Genre: Medieval Romance, 12th century
Reading Time: Approx. 3 hours
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 1 hr 10 min (Storynory)
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Havelok and Goldeboru
Genre: Medieval Romance, 13th century
Reading Time: Approx. 45 min
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RENAISSANCE ROMANCE (Shakespeare)
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Measure for Measure
Author: Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Genre: Romance, 16th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 30 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 30 min (Librivox)
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Much Ado About Nothing
Author: Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Genre: Romantic Comedy, 16th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 24 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 24 min (Librivox)
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Romeo and Juliet
Author: Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Genre: Romantic Tragedy, 16th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 33 min
AUDIO AVAILABLE: 33 min (Librivox)
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MODERN
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Diary of Adam and Eve
Author: Mark Twain, 1835-1910
Genre: Comedy/Romance, 19th century
Reading Time: Approx. 1 hour
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Miss Winchelsea’s Heart
Author: H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Tragedy, 20th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 35 min
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