Family & Relationships
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life
Read by Anne Erickson
Margaret O. Oliphant
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…
Bringing up the Boy
Read by Donald Cummings
Carl Werner
''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…
Santa Claus's Partner
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Thomas Nelson Page
Livingstone has reached a pinnacle in his life. He is finally worth 7 figures, yet his bottom line requires that he cut back on charities th…
The Teacup Club
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Eliza Armstrong and Elisa Armstrong
The Teacup Club (For the Advancement of Woman) is formed when Dorothy decides to found an intellectual club of her own - to teach her fiance…
Plain Living
Read by VfkaBT
Rolf Boldrewood
Seemingly down-on-his-luck Australian sheep rancher and orchard grower kindly teaches his loving family the value of money through 'plain li…
The Little Colonel
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Kentucky "Colonel," so much of a favorite with young readers, has reached the age for interest in other people's love a…
Children's Short Works
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Various
LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Victorian Stories of Troubled Marriages
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Ella D'Arcy
Anyone who is, or has been, married knows that marriage takes work. While some marriages may be 'made in heaven', others, quite simply, are …
Dave Brings Home A Wife
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Steele Rudd
This is a self-contained story-arc over eight chapters from the pages of Steele Rudd's book "Back At Our Selection". The Synopsis…
The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
Read by Krista Zaleski
Laura Lee Hope
In book 9 of the Bobbsey Twins series, the twins and their family visit New York City. Adventure awaits around every corner as the twins exp…
Cradock Nowell
Read by Lynne T
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …
Diana of the Crossways
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George Meredith
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…
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm
Read by Nan Dodge
Laura Lee Hope
"Bunny! Bunny Brown! Where are you?" Bunny's mother stood on the front porch, looking first in the yard, then up and down the stre…
Mildred's Married Life
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Martha Finley
Mildred and Charlie Landreth begin married life together and enjoy many simple home pleasures. Together with Mildred's younger sister, they …
The Tale of Nimble Deer
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Another Sleepy Time Tale from Arthur Scott Bailey, this time Nimble Deer is the focus of the story and how he was such a tiny, frail, spotte…
Molly Brown's Senior Days
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Nell Speed
This novel is the fourth in a series of eight books written about Miss Molly Brown of Kentucky during her education at Wellington College in…
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Read by Michele Eaton
Eliza Haywood
Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…
Piping Hot
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Covering a two-year period, Zola recounts the lives, intrigues, quarrel and loves of a group of five families all living in what was at the …
The Happy Six
Read by ShrimpPhish
Penn Shirley
You may remember the Merry Five, Molly, Kirke, and Weezy Rowe, and Paul and Pauline Bradstreet. Well, the Merry Five turned into the Happy S…
The Story of Puff
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Mrs. C. M. Livingston
The life and adventures of a little canary named Puff, as told by himself. - Summary by MamaPhish