Family & Relationships
The Cricket on the Hearth
John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his wife Dot (who is much younger than he), their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious …
The Adventures of Joel Pepper
The Peppers are a family of three boys, two girls, and Mamsie. They are poor, living in their "Little Brown House", but they alway…
A Summer in a Canyon
A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state…
Leave it to Doris
The Reverend Mr. Artman is a widower of three years and is worried he might not be able to escape the clutches of Miss Carlton, his housekee…
Stories of Successful Marriages
A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications…
Flaming June
The immensity of the gulf between England and the United States manifests itself on several levels in this story of a young girl’s innocent …
What Katy Did
Katy Carr always gets in trouble for everything. When her mother died, she told Katy to be a mother to the little ones. But it seems like Ka…
The Little Grey House
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…
What Katy Did at School
Following Katy's recovery in What Katy Did, Katy and Clover go to Hillsover, a boarding school. Together with their new friend Rosamond Redd…
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life
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…
Wives and Daughters
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 Hope of Happiness
A hot and sultry day in the mid-west finds Bruce Storrs trying to cool off and clear his head. He has received a troubling death-bed letter …
The Pennycomequicks
The Pennycomequicks is the charming and witty story of a dysfunctional English family in the late 19th century, scattered to the winds, scar…
On Angel's Wings
Louisa Lilias Plunket Greene was an Irish author of children's books. However, like any good book for children, this book is also for adults…
What Sami Sings With The Birds
Old Mary Ann has done her best to bring up her son on her own. Like other relatives, her son has a longing to travel off over the mountains.…
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
Subtitled, "The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the rig…
The Pioneers
The Pioneers is set against the background of pioneering life in the Gippsland region of Victoria in pre-Federation Australia. Mary and Dona…
The Girls of Gardenville
Step into the charming world of Gardenville, where a lively group of girls navigates the joys and challenges of adolescence. In "The Gi…
Peggy's Trial
Ten-year old Peggy Clayton and her two younger brothers, Teddy and Harry, live with their father, Dr. Clayton, and Nurse, a woman who has ta…
An heiligen Wassern
Im Dorf Sankt Peter im Schweizer Hochgebirge leben die Bewohner des regenarmen Glottertales mit der ständigen Gefahr von Gletscherabbr&…