Family & Relationships

Ruffles and Danny, or the Responsibilty of Ruffles

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Margery Watson



A nice little story about a widower, his 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and their vacation from their home in Colorado to the shor…

The Visioning, A Novel

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Susan Glaspell



"The Visioning, Susan Glaspell's second novel, tells about Katie Jones, a young woman who lives in the comfortable world she knows with…

The Tale of Muley Cow

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Arthur Scott Bailey



This series of Tuck Me In Tales and Slumber Town Tales of animal stories for children from three to eight years, tells of the adventures of …

Half a Century

Read by Pamela Nagami


Jane Grey Swisshelm



In the spring of 1850, while the United States was polarized over the slavery debate and Daniel Webster was negotiating the compromise of th…

Fairy Prince and Other Stories

Read by Nan Dodge


Eleanor Hallowell Abbott



A charming family story told from the viewpoint of a nine-year-old girl. “You don't seem to understand," I whispered. "It's Christ…

The Homesteader

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Oscar Micheaux



The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he fa…

The Birthday Party, A Story for Little Folks

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)


Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams



Flora Lee's birthday came in July. Her mother wished very much to celebrate the occasion in a proper manner. Flora was a good girl, and her …

Human Toll

Read by Kirsty Leishman


Barbara Baynton



Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned as a young child, is sent away from her home in the Australian bush. While Ursie was previously doted on by s…

The Pussycat Princess

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson


Edward Anthony



This pussycat is out to have some adventurous fun in this enjoyable fairy tale for boys, girls and parents. Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson

A Queen

Read by Esther ben Simonides


Ottilie Wildermuth



Maggie is an orphan who depends on the charity of the farmer she lives with. She tries to be cheerful and helpful to everyone where she is. …

The Portion of Labor

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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman



This is the story of Ellen Brewster, pretty little daughter of shoe-mill workers in a Northeastern US town of the late 19th century. After t…

The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 6

Read by Jim Locke


Max Arthur Macauliffe



This is one of the first (and still one of the few) comprehensive books about the Sikh religion in the English language. Macauliffe had exte…

Daddy Takes Us Skating

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Howard R. Garis



Hal and Mabel's Daddy knows everything - how a thermometer works, what makes a car go, why we get warm when we run. It's a cold and icy even…

Jesus Christ Had Negro Blood in His Veins

Read by Jim Locke


W. L. Hunter



This short work attempts to establish that Jesus had black ancestry dating back to Ham, the son of Noah, who had been made black-skinned as …

Tommy and Grizel

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J. M. Barrie



This book continues Sentimental Tommy, also in the Librivox catalogue. Tommy grows up and marries Grizel. But life is not only roses and rai…

Mildred at Home: With Something About Her Relatives and Friends

Read by Michelle Hannah


Martha Finley



Book 5 of the story of Mildred Keith by Martha Finley. We join Mildred as she settles into home life as wife and mother. We also see the res…

Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story

Read by Judi Mason


Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey



Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary b…

Return to Gone-Away

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Elizabeth Enright



When Portia Blake and her family came back to Gone-Away Lake, it was to move into an old house locked up tightly for nearly half a century. …

The Chronicles of America Volume 09 - Colonial Folkways

Read by Jim Locke


Charles Mclean Andrews and Charles Morris



This work according to the subtitle is "a chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges." It describes land, locales, hou…

The House At Pooh Corner (version 3)

Read by Matthew Soanes


A. A. Milne



Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and all your other favourite friends from the Forest return in this final collection of 10 whimsical stories! - Summary…

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