Family & Relationships

Wives and Daughters

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.8
Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel was serialized in Cornhill Magazine from 1864 to 1866, and completed by her editor posthumously. It looks at …

Anne of Green Gables

by Lucy Maud Montgomery Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Red-haired Anne Shirley, the orphan girl mistakenly sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, has been one of the world's most beloved…

The Enchanted Barn

by Grace Livingston Hill Read by Gail Mattern 4.6
The Hollisters, a bright, spirited, wholesome family, are compelled to move into the country. After many efforts to secure a home, Shirley, …

Rainbow Valley

by Lucy Maud Montgomery Read by Robin Cotter 4.6
Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert’s six children along with the e…

A Dog's Tale

by Mark Twain Read by Aaron Elliott 3.9
This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…

Marcia Schuyler

by Grace Livingston Hill Read by TriciaG 4.4
A compelling love triangle. Marcia is young & sweet. Her older sister Kate is vain & selfish. Marcia deeply admires the man that Kat…

What Maisie Knew

by Henry James Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.1
What Maisie Knew is a poignant exploration of childhood innocence amidst the turmoil of adult relationships. When young Maisie Farange is ca…

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith Read by Tadhg 4.6
First published in 1766, the loveable and innocent Dr Primrose and his family have given pleasure to all that have read it. The story opens …

Fireside Christmas Short Stories

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection …

Miss Billy Married

by Eleanor H. Porter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
In Miss Billy Married, the beloved characters Bertram and Billy take the next step in their journey as they stand at the altar, ready to emb…

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
When a neighbor brings word that Grandma is sick, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett hurry off to tend to her, leaving their seven children to prepare for…

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
The tale of John Peerybingle, the good-hearted carrier, and his young wife Mary ('Dot'), interwoven with the story of poor toymaker Caleb Pl…

The Chimes

by Charles Dickens Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In is the second of Charles Dickens' Christmas books, publ…

The Road to Understanding

by Eleanor H. Porter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"If Burke Denby had not been given all the frosted cakes and toy shotguns he wanted at the age of ten, it might not have been so diffic…

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Pride and Prejudice, a comedy of manners and marriage, is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels. In this dramatic adaption by Mary Keith M…

The Coming of Bill

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.6
The Coming of Bill is a humorous exploration of family life through the eyes of Kirk Winfield, a man navigating the ups and downs of marriag…

Household Puzzles

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.7
Household Puzzles peeks into the life of the Randolph family, four daughters and one son. They are financially strapped but must follow soci…

Links in Rebecca's Life

by Pansy Read by BookAngel7 4.5
Links in Rebecca's Life follows the journey of Rebecca Harlowe, a young woman dedicated to living out the teachings of Christ in her everyda…

The Mother and the Child

by Maria Montessori Read by Edith van der Have-Raats 4.4
In this insightful lecture from 1915, renowned educational reformer Maria Montessori explores the profound relationship between mothers and …

Little Fishers and Their Nets

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.7
Thirteen year old Nettie Decker is called home after having lived with another family for 7 years, to find that her father is a drunkard and…

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