Family & Relationships
Demos: A Story of English Socialism
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George Gissing
"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which work…
Miss Ingalis
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Gertrude Hall
As the story begins, title character Grace Ingalis is a young woman with a middle-class socialite's upbringing who decides to marry a well-o…
The Whys of Cooking
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Janet McKenzie Hill
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …
His First and Last Appearance
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Francis J. Finn and Francis J. Finn, S.J.
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…
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
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Asa Don Dickinson
This charming book has many stories that deal mostly with the holiday of Thanksgiving, perfectly suited for family listening and reading. an…
What Katy Did at School (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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Susan Coolidge
Following Katy's recovery in What Katy Did, Katy and Clover go to Hillsover, a boarding school. Together with their new friend Rosamond Redd…
Pollyanna's Jewels
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Harriet Lummis Smith
In this fourth "Glad Book", Pollyanna returns to her public, no longer the young bride struggling with the problems of housekeepin…
The Little Colonel in Arizona
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Annie Fellows Johnston
In The Little Colonel in Arizona the story is centered around the Ware family, who, after their husband and father has died, and due to the …
The Prairie Wife
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Arthur Stringer
GeeGee has fallen, in love that is. Witty, funny, intelligent. Gee Gee's Letters to her friend tell the unscripted story of the adventures i…
The Story Girl (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Carlisle on St. Edwards Island may appear to the outside world to be a quiet, rural farming town, but to a group of 8 teens and tweens, its …
Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading)
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Molly and her father have lived alone since the death of her mother. Now Mr Gibson decides it will be in Molly's best interests for him to m…
The Little Grey House
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Marion Ames Taggart
The Grey House is grey in color and is home to the Grey family. In this, the first of the Grey House books, we are introduced to the three G…
A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story (Dramatic Reading)
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state…
The Adventures of Tommy Blake
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Brother Ernest Ryan
Child of an atheist father and a devoutly Catholic mother, Tommy has been from childhood the object of a battle of love. Tommy’s courage and…
Eddie of Jackson's Gang
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Brother Ernest Ryan
Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child,…
Marriage, volume 2
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Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
Lady Juliana is the daughter of the Earl of Courtland. She receives a marriage proposal from a wealthy Duke but much to the horror of her fa…
Liliecrona's Home
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Selma Lagerlöf
Liliecrona's Home was published in Sweden 1911, translated into English by Anna Harwell and published in London in 1913. The story is set in…
The Fairchild Family
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Mary Martha Sherwood
The adventures of Lucy, Emily and Henry are described in this short novel, written and set in Regency England. Their naughtiness, their acti…
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
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Charlotte Mary Yonge
Join the endearing May family in small-town England as each member lives through some pivotal years. How will they face the changes that sha…
Little Susy's Little Servants
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Elizabeth Prentiss
“As Little Susy had a kind mamma to take care of her, you will, perhaps, wonder why God gave her also, a great many servants of her own. He …