Family & Relationships

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith Read by Tadhg 4.6
First published in 1766, the loveable and innocent Dr Primrose and his family have given pleasure to all that have read it. The story opens …

Fireside Christmas Short Stories

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection …

Miss Billy Married

by Eleanor H. Porter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
In Miss Billy Married, the beloved characters Bertram and Billy take the next step in their journey as they stand at the altar, ready to emb…

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
When a neighbor brings word that Grandma is sick, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett hurry off to tend to her, leaving their seven children to prepare for…

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
The tale of John Peerybingle, the good-hearted carrier, and his young wife Mary ('Dot'), interwoven with the story of poor toymaker Caleb Pl…

The Chimes

by Charles Dickens Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In is the second of Charles Dickens' Christmas books, publ…

The Road to Understanding

by Eleanor H. Porter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"If Burke Denby had not been given all the frosted cakes and toy shotguns he wanted at the age of ten, it might not have been so diffic…

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Pride and Prejudice, a comedy of manners and marriage, is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels. In this dramatic adaption by Mary Keith M…

Die Familie Pfäffling

by Agnes Sapper Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Humorvolle Geschichte einer Musikerfamilie mit sieben Kindern zu Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts (Summary by Wolfgang)

The Coming of Bill

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by Don W. Jenkins 4.6
The Coming of Bill is a humorous exploration of family life through the eyes of Kirk Winfield, a man navigating the ups and downs of marriag…

Household Puzzles

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.7
Household Puzzles peeks into the life of the Randolph family, four daughters and one son. They are financially strapped but must follow soci…

Links in Rebecca's Life

by Pansy Read by BookAngel7 4.5
Links in Rebecca's Life follows the journey of Rebecca Harlowe, a young woman dedicated to living out the teachings of Christ in her everyda…

The Mother and the Child

by Maria Montessori Read by Edith van der Have-Raats 4.4
In this insightful lecture from 1915, renowned educational reformer Maria Montessori explores the profound relationship between mothers and …

Little Fishers and Their Nets

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.7
Thirteen year old Nettie Decker is called home after having lived with another family for 7 years, to find that her father is a drunkard and…

Judge Burnham's Daughters

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.8
>Fifth in the Chautauqua Girls series. Ruth Erskine Burnham has helped raise her husband's two daughters, but all have rejected her faith…

One Commonplace Day

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.4
A temperance lecturer misses his train and ends up attending a town picnic. It was a common enough picnic on a commonplace day. But the disc…

They and I

by Jerome K. Jerome Read by Debra Lynn 4.6
A man and his three children leave the “Little Mother” at home in the city and set up temporary housekeeping in a country cottage to supervi…

The Biography of a Prairie Girl

by Eleanor Gates Read by Teresa Bauman 3.9
This book is a wonderful way to learn about how the prairies were years ago, but you will hardly feel you are learning because you will be c…

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

by John Leighton Read by Ruth Golding 3.6
A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), …

A Christmas When The West Was Young

by Cyrus Townsend Brady Read by David Wales 4.6
Set against the harsh backdrop of a winter blizzard, A Christmas When The West Was Young weaves a poignant tale of family and resilience. As…

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