General Fiction

That Affair Next Door

Read by Mark Leder


Anna Katharine Green



One evening, New York society doyenne looks out her window and sees a man and woman entering the mansion opposite hers. Ten minutes later, o…

Petticoat Government

Read by Mark Leder


Frances Milton Trollope



The lives and intrigues of the Jenkyns family and their neighbors, in the cathedral town of Westhampton, 1825. - Summary by Mark Leder

Strange Peoples

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Frederick Starr



Starr presents a compendium of descriptions from several peoples (races) around the world as it was in the late XIX century. - Summary by Ma…

The Desert

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Mathilde Blind



LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Desert by Mathilde Blind. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 10th, 2010.

Short Stories for Colored People

Read by KirksVoice


Silas X. Floyd



Several short stories relating to young African Americans. Summary by kirk202

The Dolliver Romance

Read by Ben Tucker


Nathaniel Hawthorne



This post-humous collection of stories, sketches and essays by celebrated quintessential New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne gives us gli…

Herb of Grace

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Rosa Nouchette Carey



Malcolm Herrick has it all: he is a lawyer, he has no financial problems, and he has wonderful friends and even an adopted sister. He is a d…

Aurora Floyd

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon



Aurora Floyd is the spoiled, impetuous, but kind hearted daughter of Archibald Floyd, a wealthy banker and his wife, an actress who died sho…

Life and Gabriella

Read by Nancy Halper


Ellen Glasgow



Set in Richmond, Virginia and New York City at the end of the 19th century, this is the story of Gabriella Carr, a young woman who demonstra…

Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad

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William Alexander MacKay



By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East a…

My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women

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Lurana Sheldon



This is the first issue of a wonderful weekly magazine aimed at young women. They each contain a novella following the adventures of Marion…

The Story of a Calico Clown

Read by Nan Dodge


Laura Lee Hope



The Calico Clown and the other toys in the toy shop are planning a night of fun and merriment once the people leave so that they can come al…

The Story of a White Rocking Horse

Read by Nan Dodge


Laura Lee Hope



The White Rocking Horse is another of the wonderful, magical toys who were made in Santa's workshop in North Pole Village. They "make b…

The Fanatics

Read by Rita Boutros


Paul Laurence Dunbar



This is a story about a town in Ohio during the civil war. The town is divided by ideology, but can they be united by love and respect? - Su…

The Girl Scouts Rally

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Katherine Keene Galt



The continuation of the story of Rosanna, a spirited young girl, and her friends who are determined to help a less fortunate girl in need of…

Bumps and His Buddies

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Marie Helene Gulbransen



This is a fanciful story about Bumps, a "roly-poly little chap, a bit too heavy for his height" who gets his name for always falli…

Impressions of Theophrastus Such

Read by Mark Leder


George Eliot



The ruminations and reflections of a minor scholar. - Summary by Mark Leder

The Girl Scout's Triumph

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Katherine Keene Galt



The third and final book following Rosanna and her friends as Girl Scouts. This book focuses on Claire Maslin, a new girl to town, who is fi…

Nixie Bunny in Holiday-land

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Joseph C. Sindelar



Nixie Bunny takes his family on vacation to Holiday-land where they learn about the different holidays of the year. - Summary by Cassandra A…

Three Times Three

Read by TriciaG


Various



A temperance story for boys of twelve years. Much of the story centres on Malcolm Courtney and his friend Renwick Marx, who falls under the …

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