Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Household Tales by Brothers Grimm | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 2 | Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 3 | Russian Fairy Tales | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 4 | Eventyrskatter | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 5 | Japanese Tales | 1980 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 6 | The Norse Myths | 1980 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 7 | Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies | 1980 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 8 | Irish Folk Tales | 1985 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 9 | American Indian Myths and Legends | 1985 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 10 | The Victorian Fairy Tale Book | 1988 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 11 | Yiddish Folktales | 1988 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 12 | Legends and Tales of the American West | 1998 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 13 | Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions | 2001 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 14 | Favorite Folktales from Around the World | 2014 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 15 | African Folktales | 2016 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library is a long-running series of scholarly yet accessible collections, each focused on the folk tales and legends of a particular culture. Published by Pantheon Books, the series includes volumes on Russian Fairy Tales, Japanese Tales, Irish Folk Tales, Yiddish Folktales, and many more, with each volume compiled and introduced by an expert in that tradition.
The series also includes broader collections like Favorite Folktales from Around the World, which draws from many cultures in a single volume. From the Brothers Grimm’s Household Tales to African Folktales, the library covers folk traditions from every inhabited continent and has become a standard reference for anyone interested in world mythology and storytelling traditions.