General Fiction
Mrs. Craddock
Read by Tony Oliva
W. Somerset Maugham
“I thought it was you I saw coming up the hill,” she said, stretching out her hand.He stopped and shook it; the touch of his big, firm finge…
A Dog of Flanders
Read by Roger Melin
Ouida
"Nello and Patrasche were left all alone in the world." So begins the poignant story of the two orphans who were to become insepar…
Diana
Read by Bridget Gaige
Susan Warner
Diana Starling is the beautiful and quiet daughter of a cold and mentally abusive mother. She falls in love with Evan Nolton, but her mother…
The Little White Bird
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J. M. Barrie
"A children's book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one am…
Clover
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Susan Coolidge
This fourth book in the "What Katy Did" series focuses on Katy's closest sister, Clover. She ends up in the beautiful mountains of…
Flood Tide
Read by Roger Melin
Sara Ware Bassett
Willie Spence may have been a bit eccentric by most standards, but he had a knack for creating gadgets in his small workshop at his home on …
Elves and Heroes
Read by Matthew Reece
Donald Alexander Mackenzie
This volume describes, in verse, the mythical creatures and people of ancient Scotland. It also includes explanatory notes about about the c…
The Girls of Friendly Terrace
Read by Daryl Wor
Harriet Lummis Smith
Peggy Raymond and her friends, Amy, Priscilla and Ruth, encounter a new neighbour, Elaine, and her family. While Peggy, in her usual cheerfu…
The Wit and Humor of America
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a delightful anthology that captures the essence of American wit through a collection of 55 short stories an…
When William Came
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Saki
We have had many novels about alternate histories, often of the 'What would have happened if Hitler had won the war' type and this is anothe…
Neighbors
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Jacob A. Riis
These stories have come to me from many sources—some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records o…
A Sweet Little Maid
Read by Diana Majlinger
Amy Ella Blanchard
Dimple, the nine-year-old little girl is accustomed to being always the first. She has Bubbles, a little coloured girl as playmate and serva…
Sketches by Boz
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Charles Dickens
Sketches by Boz is a captivating collection of short pieces by Charles Dickens, first published in 1836. This work offers a vivid glimpse in…
Pocket Island
Read by Roger Melin
Charles Clark Munn
Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a p…
Ramona
Read by Jacquerie
Helen Hunt Jackson
Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Nat…
The Figure in the Carpet
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critics who greatly admires the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows h…
Members of the Family
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
Members of the Family invites listeners into the rugged landscapes of the Wyoming Territory during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. T…
The Fatal Three
Read by Celine Major
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Written by one of the most prolific authors of the 19th century The Fatal Three although not as sensational as some of her other novels serv…
Mother Goose in Prose
Read by Phil Chenevert
L. Frank Baum
Before he wrote the Oz books, L. Frank Baum wrote this book which was the best selling book of 1897. Taking 22 beloved nursery rhymes, he ex…
Facing the Flag
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Jules Verne
Facing the Flag is a gripping tale of adventure and innovation, set against the backdrop of late 19th-century France. In this novel, Jules V…