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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 083

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“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.” “You can never know everything, my child, but you can learn many things from books.” Accordin…

Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 7

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Samuel Richardson


In Volume 7, the degradation and humiliation of Clarissa continue, from all the forces of society and the personal nefariousness of the devi…

Anna of the Five Towns

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Arnold Bennett


The plot centers on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire…

Confidence

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Henry James


This light and somewhat awkward comedy centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine…

Middlemarch

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George Eliot


The book examines the role of education in the lives of the characters and how such education and study has affected the characters. Rosamon…

The Maid of Maiden Lane (dramatic reading)

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Amelia E. Barr


The Maid of Maiden lane is a wonderful love story in which Mrs. Barr intertwines the hot political and social issues that were occurring in …

Prodigal Daughters

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Joseph Hocking


A frank look at the revolt of the younger generation following World War I, the book follows the Trelawney family. The father looks eagerly …

The Third Miss Symons

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F. M. Mayor


Miss Mayor tells this story with singular skill, more by contrast than by drama, bringing her chief character into relief against her world,…

An International Episode

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Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

Campaigns of Curiosity: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London

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Elizabeth L. Banks


Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist who, at about age 23, moved to London. While trying to break into English journalism and to keep …

Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 6

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Samuel Richardson


It tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family, It is generally regarded as Richardson'…

Marcella

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Mary Augusta Ward


Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs. Humphry Ward) was a very popular author at the end of the 19th century. The arrival of Marcella was discussed a lot …

The Voyage Out (Version 2)

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Virginia Woolf


Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a kind of modern mythical voy…

Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive

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Peter Robinson and Hannah Lucas


University of Oxford Podcasts

Astounding Stories 07, July 1930

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Sewell Peaslee Wright


Issue seven of this seminal science-fiction magazine - Summary by Annise

A Little Girl in Old New York

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Amanda Minnie Douglas


The first entry in A Little Girl series, a series of historical fiction books for young girls, A Little Girl in Old New York chronices the a…

The Girl Scouts Rally

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Katherine Keene Galt


The continuation of the story of Rosanna, a spirited young girl, and her friends who are determined to help a less fortunate girl in need of…

Week 2, Mary and Hannah


Rev. Zachary Bartels


This week, Mimi reads from I Samuel and the Magnificat from Luke 1. She and Pastor Zach talk Bible translations.

Heriot's Choice

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Rosa Nouchette Carey


Mildred wants to start her full life at the age of 28. She is looking forward to it until her brother asks her to come help in his home and …

Amelia (Vol. 2)

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Henry Fielding


The second volume of Amelia. - Summary by Libby Gohn

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