Family & Relationships
Domestic Bliss
This scene of 'Domestic Bliss' is from Poems of Cheer by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. (Pub 1914) - Summary by David Lawrence
Forkless in Kowloon
Journey with the author on the emotional roller coaster of preparing to adopt a baby girl through international adoption. Journey physically…
Magic Words
Magic Words is a Victorian tale of a community and how a few women bring a special kind of Christmas magic to the community-- Magic that can…
Bits About Home Matters
Bits About Home Matters is a thoughtful collection of reflections by Helen Hunt Jackson, exploring the intricacies of home life and the nuan…
Woman and Labour
I should like to say to the men and women of the generations which will come after us—“You will look back at us with astonishment! You will …
The Sins of the Fathers
This is a story about life. This is a story about light. This is a story of how some men are the product of their lives, and some are the pr…
One Day More
A one-act play. Eccentric (crazy?) Captain Hagberd has been waiting for years for his son to come home from the sea. He has scrimped and sav…
Father
A tribute to fatherhood by a little known author, - Summary by David Lawrence
Gibbous Moon
Michael is a teenager with a thirst for life, dying to learn as his grandfather is learning to die. Grandfather is dying a slow, painful dea…
The Silver Bear
This is the first Lucy and Dora story. A charming story about Lucy and Dora, two little girls in a New England town. They are not really sis…
Lisbeth Longfrock or Sidsel Sidsærkin
Lisbeth Longfrock - (Sidsel Sidsærkin in its original Norwegian) was seen by the author as a book written for adults, telling the stor…
Winifred
Following the death of his wife Rachel, Rayleigh Stern spent the next six months in therapy group, trying to find ways to cope. Having lost …
Vic and Sade
Vic and Sade is a classic radio series that aired from 1945 to 1957, showcasing the everyday life and humorous interactions of the Gook fami…
Diana of the Crossways
Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miser…
I Malavoglia
I Malavoglia è il titolo del romanzo più conosciuto dello scrittore siciliano Giovanni Verga, pubblicato a Milano dall'editore…
Elsje
Elsje, een 14 jaar oud weesmeisje, woont gelukkig bij haar grootmoeder op het platteland. Omdat de gezondheid van de grootmoeder achteruitga…
Concerning Genealogies
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…
Sentimental Tommy
"J. M. Barrie is most noted for being the author of Peter Pan, the beloved book about a child who does not want to grow up. The two Tom…
Peñas arriba
Marcelo, un joven abogado de Madrid de ambiente cosmopolita, tiene que viajar a un remoto pueblo en la montaña cántabra (Tabla…
Correio da Roça
Maria ficou viúva e os credores levaram a vida de luxo e abastança em que viviam no Rio de Janeiro. E ela e as 4 filhas, educa…