Family & Relationships
Five Mice in a Mouse-trap
There are five of these children, and I call them my Five Mice; and the queer house that they live in I call the Mouse-trap. They are such f…
Daddy Takes Us Skating
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…
The Friendly Five
"There were neither examinations nor graduation exercises at the Coventry Institute. The only ceremony peculiar to the last day of scho…
Bringing up the Boy
''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…
Policy and Passion
"Policy and Passion, a Novel of Australian Life" tells the story about a father and daughter, torn between the policy of the count…
Children's Book of Patriotic Stories
Here is a book of Patriotic Stories for children, to stand beside the similar collections of Christmas Stories and Thanksgiving Stories, whi…
Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle
This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and h…
The Chinese Kitten
Lucy and Dora are so excited to learn they will be sleeping in a tent at the beach! Then Mother and Uncle Dan tell them that their kitten, T…
The Blacker the Berry
An exploration into the life of young African American, Emma Lou, whose self-image is negatively impacted by the stigmas of colorism and int…
A Christmas Miscellany
A selection of eight short works, chapters, or poems about Christmas. - Summary by david wales
Pierrot, Dog Of Belgium
This 1915 novella was published as the First World War raged. "Belgium lies bleeding. Across her level, lush meadows the harsh-shod h…
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, apparently patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly…
Father Knows Best
The kids have Halloween plans, but Jim doesn't want them going out, so he decides to have a Halloween party right at home.
Dad & Dave from Snake Gully
"Dad & Dave from Snake Gully" is a 1937 Australian 11-minute daily radio soap opera. It tells the story of a country family in…
The Heavenly Twins
First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub p…
Almond-Blossom
At the beginning of the story, Tony and Fay had lost a child. One day, Tony saves a little girl, Doro, from drowning. He and Fay end up ad…
Steve and the Steam Engine
Young Stephen Tolman disobeys his father and takes the family car out for a ride with a group of classmates, resulting in scratches and ding…
Claudia
Claudia is a lighthearted soap about the ups and downs of being a newlywed. Topics include dealing with in-laws, burning dinner, losing sock…
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is a classic radio drama that has captivated audiences for decades. This long-running series features a rich tapestry of chara…
The Friendship of Anne
This is the story of Sydney Stuart who is sent to a girls' boarding school (to her disgust) with all its difficulties and adventures. Sydney…