General Fiction
Literary Lapses
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Stephen Leacock
Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than an…
The Fortunate Youth
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William John Locke
Paul is a poor boy who grew up in London, in the household of his mother and stepfather. His journey to greatness is the subject of our stor…
Nonsense Verses
Read by Phil Chenevert
Edward Lear
This is a collection of some of the delightful nonsense verses and stories by Edward Lear. A lot of them are also my favorites. The Jumblies…
Our Little Jewish Cousin
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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
In whatever direction you may travel,—north, south, east, or west,—you will doubtless meet some of your little black-eyed Jewish cousins. Th…
The Latch Key of My Bookhouse
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Olive Beaupre Miller
This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
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Arthur Ransome
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
Concerning Isabel Carnaby
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Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler and Edith Henrietta Fowler
Isabel Carnaby returns from India. She starts looking for a place in upper class British society. At the begining, people are sceptical of h…
The Birthplace
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
Neither the name of Shakespeare nor that of Stratford appears directly in this short piece by James, and yet both are absolutely central to …
Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin
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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
"Long before Columbus discovered America, there were brave men in the north of Europe who dared to sail farther out upon the unknown wa…
Heroines Every Child Should Know
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
The companion volume to Heroes Every Child Should Know, this volume looks at 13 famous and heroic women from history. - Summary by Lynne Tho…
Little Eve Edgarton
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Eve Edgarton is not who she seems she is. A short encounter with Mr. Barton show that first impressions are not always right or indicative o…
A Simple Story
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Elizabeth Inchbald
The story could really have been simple: Miss Milner, who is admired for her beauty and charm, could have been a socialite, marry a respecta…
Sky Island
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L. Frank Baum
A little girl (Trot) and her friend (Cap'n Bill) team up with a young boy named Button-Bright. Button-Bright had found a magical umbrella in…
Brazilian Tales
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Varioustranslated Byisaac Goldberg and Varioustranslated By Isaac Goldberg
"Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literatu…
Stories of Courage and Heroism
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William Patten, Variousandwilliam Patten and Various And William Patten
The stories in this volume are true stories, and have been arranged in chronological order, an arrangement that will aid the reader to remem…
The Legacy of Cain
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Wilkie Collins
Eunice and Helena are sisters brought up by their father, the Reverend Abel Gracedieu. They grow up quietly and happily, until some dark sec…
An American Robinson Crusoe
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Samuel B. Allison
An American Robinson Crusoe is a short version of the original story. An indolent, rebellious teen goes on a marine voyage against his paren…
The Altar of the Dead
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Henry James
A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, …
Bertram Cope's Year
Read by James K. White
Henry Blake Fuller
This novel was perhaps the most daring and affirmative LGBT literature of the first two decades of the 20th century in America. In this stor…
The Morgesons
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Elizabeth Stoddard
Stoddard’s novel traces the education and development of a young female in American middle-class society. The protagonist, Cassandra Morgeso…