General Fiction
The Ingoldsby Legends, 1st Series
Read by Grant Hurlock
Richard Harris Barham
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Mano…
The Dream
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John Donne
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011.John Donne…
Miss Grantley's Girls, and the Stories She Told Them
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Thomas Archer
The author Thomas Archer lived 1830 – 1893; he wrote several juvenile stories, and this book: Miss Grantley’s Girls – And the Stories She To…
The Siege of Corinth
Read by Nathan
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…
Two Sides To Every Question: From A South Australian Standpoint
Read by Kirsty Leishman
Maud Jean Franc
'Two Sides to Every Question’: From a South Australian Standpoint is a meditation on poverty, wealth, and social aspiration set in the free …
Henrietta Temple
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Benjamin Disraeli
The Armine family, in particular the young Ferdinand Armine, is in great financial difficulties. Ferdinand's grandfather has burdened the fa…
His First and Last Appearance
Read by Maria Therese
Francis J. Finn and Francis J. Finn, S.J.
The scene of the story is laid partly in Milwaukee, partly in New York. It describes the trials of the orphaned Lachance children. The boy h…
Born Again
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Alfred Lawson
"I doubt that anyone who reads [Born Again] will ever forget it: it is quite singularly bad, with long indigestible rants against the e…
Historic Girlhoods Volume 1
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Rupert S. Holland
Biographical sketches of ten girls who became famous before becoming women - some not even making it to womanhood. From Joan of Arc to Cathe…
People Like That
Read by Neeru Iyer
Kate Langley Bosher
A single woman from a family that is well-off, buys a house at a place that is looked down upon and disapproved by her family and friends al…
Everybody's Lonesome
Read by Bridget Gaige
Clara E. Laughlin
Twenty-year-old Mary Alice is bored with her home life and envious of the beautiful, poised, popular girls she sees at parties. At her mothe…
The Brass Bottle
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F. Anstey
What happens when a not-so-lucky man happens upon a brass bottle releases the djinni caught within? Misunderstanding, culture shock, hilari…
The Little Colonel in Arizona
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Annie Fellows Johnston
In The Little Colonel in Arizona the story is centered around the Ware family, who, after their husband and father has died, and due to the …
The Ninth vibration and other stories
Read by Linda Andrus
L. Adams Beck
This is a collection of the following short stories: The Ninth Vibration -- The Interpreter : A Romance of the East -- The Incomparable Lady…
Celibates
Read by James E. Carson
George Moore and George Logan Moore
The author is considered the first great Irish writer of realist fiction and is said to have been an inspiration for James Joyce. Celibates …
The Sorrows of a Show Girl
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Kenneth Mcgaffey
Originally printed in The Morning Telegraph in New York, this is the story of Miss Sabrina, the show girl, and her ups and downs with the un…
Impressions of Theophrastus Such (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
George Eliot
The ruminations and reflections of a minor scholar. - Summary by Mark Leder
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…
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…
Three Times Three: A Story for Young People
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 …