Family & Relationships
The Heel of Achilles
After a difficult childhood, Lydia Raymond, a lower middle class girl, decides to explore her own individuality and climbs the social ladder…
The Windy Hill
When two children come to stay with their cousin, they immediately realize something is wrong, but no one will tell them what. Their cousin …
Clematis
An orphan is found by police and taken to a children's home. In the summer she is sent to the country where a surprise awaits her. - Summary…
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …
Hints for Lovers
"Hints for Lovers" is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and de…
A Sham Princess
Bertram Sinclair and his sister Eleanor are orphans living in squalid conditions. Bert is watching as his sister "Prin" lies sick …
The Able McLaughlins
The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…
Daddy Takes Us To The Garden
The stories tell of a little boy and girl who go to various places with their dear Daddy. Each book contains something of value regarding na…
His First and Last Appearance
The scene of the story is laid partly in Milwaukee, partly in New York. It describes the trials of the orphaned Lachance children. The boy h…
It's Like This, Cat
The Newbery-winning novel about 14-year-old Dave Mitchell, coming of age in New York City in the 1960s. A first-person narrative of everyday…
Christy
A journey tale about love, loss, and what it truly means to come home.
Christy, a woman hardened by the streets and clinging to a life of…
Rich and Humble
This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn …
Dave Brings Home A Wife
This is a self-contained story-arc over eight chapters from the pages of Steele Rudd's book "Back At Our Selection". The Synopsis…
The Watsons
The Watsons is one of two novels that Jane Austen left unfinished at her death in 1817. The premise of The Watsons was known to Austen’s fam…
Jeremy And Hamlet
Hamlet is Jeremy’s dog. This 1923 book is Hugh Walpole’s second volume in his Jeremy semi-autobiographical trilogy (Jeremy (1919 available a…
As I Lay Dying
Addie Bundren's declining health and eventual death prompt her impoverished family to honor her wish to be buried in Jefferson, Mississippi.…
On The Trail
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pion…
The Trial
In this sequel to "The Daisy Chain," new joys and challenges meet the May family in a new season of life. The older children are a…
Civil War Women
This recording comprises two narratives. One is by Cora Mitchel who in 1861 was a girl in her mid-teens. Her Unionist family escaped the C…
A Family Well-Ordered
An essay to render parents and children happy in one another handling two very important cases: I. What are the duties to be done by pious p…