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The Apple of Contentment

In Children's Short Works, Vol. 004

Read by Amy Benton

Rudyard Kipling and Howard Pyle

LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 004: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

05 - How About Julia?

In Mother Carey’s Chickens

Read by Amy Benton

Kate Douglas Wiggins and Kate Douglas Wiggin

“When Captain Carey went on his long journey into the unknown and uncharted land, the rest of the Careys tried in vain for a few months to b…

Making Happiness for Mamsie

In Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Version 2)

Read by Amy Benton

Margaret Sidney

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells the story of how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poo…

18 - The Black Death

In Saint George for England

Read by Amy Benton

G. A. Henty

A tale written for children in 1885.It tells of a child of noble birth whose parents have fallen foul of the current royalty. He is placed i…

Wildflowers of the Farm - Chapter Three: Flowers on the Walls

In Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature

Read by Amy Benton

Arthur Owens Cooke (1867-1930) and Arthur Owens Cooke

This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…

Book 4, Chapter XV

In Last Days of Pompeii

Read by Amy Benton

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton and Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culmi…

Delightful to Difference

In English Synonyms and Antonyms

Read by Amy Benton

James Champlin Fernald

English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each ent…