Family & Relationships

Bringing up the Boy

Read by Donald Cummings


Carl Werner


''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…

Diana of the Crossways

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George Meredith


Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miser…

Cradock Nowell Vol. 3

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Richard Doddridge Blackmore


Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …

Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1

Read by Anne Erickson


Margaret O. Oliphant


Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…

Mildred's Married Life

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Martha Finley


Mildred and Charlie Landreth begin married life together and enjoy many simple home pleasures. Together with Mildred's younger sister, they …

The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City

Read by Krista Zaleski


Laura Lee Hope


In book 9 of the Bobbsey Twins series, the twins and their family visit New York City. Adventure awaits around every corner as the twins exp…

The Tale of Nimble Deer

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Arthur Scott Bailey


Another Sleepy Time Tale from Arthur Scott Bailey, this time Nimble Deer is the focus of the story and how he was such a tiny, frail, spotte…

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm

Read by Nan Dodge


Laura Lee Hope


"Bunny! Bunny Brown! Where are you?" Bunny's mother stood on the front porch, looking first in the yard, then up and down the stre…

The Blythe Girls: Helen, Margy and Rose

Read by Cheryl Adam


Laura Lee Hope


The Blythe sisters, orphaned and near-penniless are completely on their own. With the last of their resources, they move from their lovely b…

Molly Brown's Senior Days

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson


Nell Speed


This novel is the fourth in a series of eight books written about Miss Molly Brown of Kentucky during her education at Wellington College in…

Sentimental Tommy

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J. M. Barrie


"J. M. Barrie is most noted for being the author of Peter Pan, the beloved book about a child who does not want to grow up. The two Tom…

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 4

Read by Michele Eaton


Eliza Haywood


Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

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Various


A 1908 NaNoWriMo forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage…

What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know

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John Dutton Wright


Wright, a pioneer in the education of the deaf, was a strong advocate for acoustic and auricular training. In this little book, he tries to …

Pauls Ontwaken

Read by Anna Simon


Frederik Van Eeden


In dit aangrijpende korte werk beschrijft de schrijver en psychiater Frederik van Eeden het leven en met name de dood van Paul, de jongste z…

The Girl Scouts at Home

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Katherine Keene Galt


Little Rosanna Horton was a very poor little girl. When I tell you more about her, you will think that was a very odd thing to say.She lived…

Concerning Genealogies

Read by Roger Melin


Frank Allaben


Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…

The Misses Mallett

Read by Anne Erickson


E. H. Young


The arrival of the eligible Francis Sales disturbs the calm existence of the four Misses Mallett in this social satire. Three women love him…

Natalie Page

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Katharine Haviland Taylor


Natalie Page is coming to visit her aunt and uncle in New York. Of course they want her around, but every social engagement is more importan…

The Paying Guest

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George Gissing


George Gissing was one of the most accomplished writers of realism in the Victorian Era. Also The Paying Guest is a great example of realism…

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