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Observ. IX. (part 1)
Read by Lucretia B.
Robert Hooke
In Micrographia
Published in 1665, this is the first publication of the Royal Society and considered to be the first scientific best-seller. As opposed to t…
Lucindia Washington
Read by De Anna Lee
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume I, Alabama Narratives
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Filthy Lucre
Read by Gloria Loughry
William Arnot
In Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth
These illustrations of the Proverbs are not critical, continuous, exhaustive. The comments, in imitation of the text, are intended to be bri…
133 - Mystica visio
Read by Leni
Augusto dos Anjos and Augusto Dos Anjos
In Eu e Outras Poesias
Augusto dos Anjos é um dos mais originais poetas brasileiros, e também um dos mais populares. Sua obra consiste, porém,…
Chapter the Last
Read by Lucretia B.
Francis J. Finn, S.J.
In Ethelred Preston; or, The Adventures of a Newcomer
Ethelred Preston is a story for boys written by Fr. Finn, SJ. The hero, Ethelred, while on his way to college, meets Packy Jarloe, a peddler…
IX - O castigo
Read by brianna
José De Alencar
In O Guarany: Romance Brasileiro
O Guarany: Romance Brasileiro é um romance histórico escrito por José de Alencar, originalmente publicado em capí…
For a Magician
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Read by KHand
Osgood E. Fuller
In Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
Brave Men and Women is a collection of stories about historical figures who, through success and failure, made an impact on their world. As…
La gallina duende
Read by mahiba
Fernan Caballero
In Cuentos, Adivinanzas y Refranes Populares
Cecilia Böhl de Faber (1796 Morges, Suiza - 1877 Sevilla), que firmaba con el pseudónimo de Fernán Caballero, comenz&oac…
A Venture in Questions
Read by Anthony Viscardi
Blanche Elizabeth Wade
In Ant ventures
Anthony Ant is very discontent, but Dr. Beetle Bug has a prescription for the restless young insect. Anthony must venture into the enormous …
O Voto
Read by Leni
Júlia Lopes De Almeida
In Ancia Eterna
Júlia Lopes de Almeida é uma das intelectuais mais importantes das letras brasileiras do final do século XIX, iní…
Chapter 2, Mrs. Stewart's Letter
Read by Anne Fletcher
Angela Brazil
In Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story
Two girls with the same name and completely different characteristics visit the seaside and become friends. (Summary by Victoria)Note: Pleas…
XI. Reading and Studying
Read by valroth
Lucy Larcom
In A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Version 2)
What was growing up like for a seaside country girl in 1800’s New England -- her expectations, occupations, education, and opportunities? Wh…
Ch 13 Lucile's Dream
Read by Keith Salis
Roy J. Snell
In The Crimson Thread
Lucile has a job in a department store book department for the holiday season before she returns to college for the next term. What could ha…
St. Cyprian's College
Read by Belladana
Angela Brazil
In The Girls of St. Cyprian's
Another of Brazil's tales of boarding school life. - Summary by Victoria Bell
Lourido
Read by Lu
Emilia Pardo Bazán
In El tesoro de Gaston
Novela corta de la escritora gallega que narra las tribulaciones de un jóven señorito acostumbrado al derroche y la despreocup…