Family & Relationships

The Story Girl

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Lucy Maud Montgomery


The Story Girl, by Anne of Green Gables author L.M. Montgomery, tells about the summer Felix and Beverly King visit their cousins in Carlise…

To The Lighthouse


Virginia Woolf


The Ramsey family, with house guests, visit the Isle of Skye at least twice. The plot is not at all the point though, as this is a book abou…

I Malavoglia

Read by Lisa Caputo


Giovanni Verga


I Malavoglia è il titolo del romanzo più conosciuto dello scrittore siciliano Giovanni Verga, pubblicato a Milano dall'editore…

A Dog's Tale

Read by Aaron Elliott


Mark Twain


This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…

Cloudy Jewel

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Grace Livingston Hill


Julia Cloud, the oldest--and most responsible--child of her family, helped raise her four siblings due to their mother's long-time illness a…

Brennendes Geheimnis

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Stefan Zweig


Während der Sommerfrische mit seiner Mutter am Semmering, freundet sich der 12-jährige Edgar mit einem im selben Hotel verweilende…

Marcia Schuyler

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Grace Livingston Hill


A compelling love triangle. Marcia is young & sweet. Her older sister Kate is vain & selfish. Marcia deeply admires the man that Kat…

What Maisie Knew

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Henry James


When Beale and Ida Farange are divorced, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth between…

A Girl of the Limberlost

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Gene Stratton-Porter


A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel written by the American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was first published in August, 1909. T…

Aunt Crete's Emancipation

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Grace Livingston Hill


Aunt Lucretia — 'Crete' to her family — is a sweet, patient older woman, who lives with her narrow-minded sister and spoilt niece, acting as…

The Children's Book of Christmas Stories

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Various


Many librarians have felt the need and expressed the desire for a select collection of children's Christmas stories in one volume. This book…

Jack and Jill

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Louisa May Alcott


Jack and Jill went up a hillTo coast with fun and laughter.Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after.When Jack and Jil…

Phoebe Deane

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Grace Livingston Hill


Second book in the Marcia Schuyler trilogy. Phoebe Deane lives almost as a servant in her brother's home, tormented by her hateful sister-in…

Private Sex Advice to Women

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R. B. Armitage


In this book the writer thereof seeks to convey to women—particularly to young wives and women expecting to be married—certain important fac…

Laddie

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Gene Stratton-Porter


Based on the author's own life, this book tells the story of "little sister". The youngest of eleven, she is unwanted in the begin…

Japanese Girls and Women

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Alice Bacon


A clear and delightful peek into the world of Japanese girls and women of the late 1800s: their childhood, education, marriage and intimate …

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

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Kate Douglas Wiggin


Rebecca goes to live with her two stern aunts in a village in Maine. Her joy for life ends up inspiring them. (summary from Wikipedia)

The Superstition of Divorce

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G. K. Chesterton


This short book was written in 1920, and in it Chesterton, with his usual wit and incisive logic, presents a series of articles defending ma…

Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat

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Johanna Spyri


Heidi ist zurückgekehrt zum Alpöhi. Der ist darüber so froh, dass er nach Jahrzehnten zum ersten Mal wieder die Kirche im D&o…

Fireside Christmas Short Stories

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Various


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

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