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There lived a tailor who had only one son, and he was extremely small, not any larger than your thumb, and so was called Tom Thumb. - However, he was a courageous little fellow, and he told his father, "Father, I am determined to go into the world to seek my fortune." - "Very well, my son," answered the old man, and taking a big darning needle, he made a top to it of sealing wax, and gave it to Tom Thumb, saying: "There is a sword for you to use to defend yourself on your journeyings.

In her national bestseller Alice I Have Been, Melanie Benjamin imagined the life of the woman who inspired Alice in Wonderland. Now, in this jubilant new novel, Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a...

Little Tom Thumb, the diminutive son of a tailor, ventures off to seek his fortune. But are his daring and quick wits enough to protect a man no bigger than a thumb?

A woodcutter and his wife are desperate for a child - even one as small as his father's thumb. So Merlin and the Faerie Queen grant their wish, and Tom Thumb is born! A magical retelling of the classic tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

Tiny Tom, no larger than his father's thumb, embarks on a series of fantastical adventures that lead him to King Arthur's court. After saving King Arthur from the clutches of an evil sorcerer, he becomes a member of the Knights of the Round Table, and the darling of Queen Guinevere.

Road Junky features the kind of crazy travel stories that will leave you breathless, speechless and wondering whether you should just quit your job, grab a backpack and hit the road. We feature tales from travelers who walk the edge - and often fall off it.

Telling Stories is a podcast about stories and storytelling. In each podcast I take down a book from my shelf and tell you about it, the stories it contains and which other stories they relate to.One week I'll be telling tales from Sufi poetry, the next anecdotes from the world of chess, then on to stories about sharks, the next week hot air balloons - there are stories everywhere...I'm a writer and storyteller from England and I spent 20 years travelling the worldl and picked up a few tales along the way.You can find my books and more storytelling at www.tomthumb.org