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Old Hampshire Vignettes

Read by David Wales


Mary Elizabeth Hawker


Lanoe Falconer is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though few, were well received. She …

Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

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Dexter C. Bloomer


As Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in what is sometimes called the “Woman’s Movement,” it seems right that a record of her work should …

Optimism, An Essay

Read by Michele Fry


Helen Keller


Though blind, deaf, and left-handed too, it seemed nothing could hold Helen Keller back. For her graduation from Radcliffe College in 1903, …

The Golden Calf

Read by Tara Dow


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


A late 19th Century sensation novel following the young life of Ida Palliser as she searches for fortune and love within England's Gentry Cl…

A Lost Lady (Verson 2)

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Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather


Charismatic Marian Forrester, the wife of a railroad pioneer, captures the heart of every person she meets. Niel Herbert is no exception. He…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042

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Various


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…

Robert Falconer

Read by Kenneth R. Morefield


George MacDonald


A Victorian novel devoted to beloved character first introduced to readers in MacDonald's David Elginbrod. (Summary by Kenneth R. Morefield)

The Type-Writer Girl

Read by Grant Hurlock


Grant Allen


(under the pseudonym Olive Pratt Rayner)"There is no more pathetic figure in our world to-day than the common figure of the poor young …

Helen with the High Hand

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Arnold Bennett


James Ollerenshaw is a middle-aged, wealthy bachelor who lives in Bursley, one of the Five Towns. A chance encounter with Helen, his great s…

Letters of a Woman Homesteader

Read by Lynne Carroll


Elinore Pruitt Stewart


The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for hers…

A Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Did you ever contemplate a carreer as a journalist, or to get married? Do you have problems with your children, parents, or colleagues? Do y…

Ponnamal, Her Story

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Amy Wilson Carmichael


"A girl stood alone in the dark, listening. No one moved about her; the old mother-in-law who slept near by breathed steadily, she wou…

Taken at the Flood

Read by Celine Major


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


Brought up by a parish schoolmaster with a hidden past, Sylvia Carew dreams of a future devoid of poverty. Will she be faithful to the man s…

The Story of My Life, Part 1 (Version 3)

Read by Victoria Neely


Helen Keller


When Helen Keller's autobiography was first published in 1903, she was a young woman studying at Radcliffe College. In it, Helen shares memo…

Lifted Masks

Read by Arielle Lipshaw


Susan Glaspell


In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose)

Self-Development and the Way to Power

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L. W. Rogers


"We may be either the suffering slaves of nature or the happy masters of her laws." The author explores why we suffer, why we have…

Helen in the Editor's Chair

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Ruthe S. Wheeler


After her father, Hugh Blair, falls ill from exhaustion as editor of the town newspaper, The Rolfe Herald, and leaves for a rest cure in the…

Unknown to History

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Charlotte Mary Yonge


During the captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots, plots, conspiracies, and intrigue engulfed the country. Catholics were apprehensive of Protest…

Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls

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Helen Ekin Starrett


Helen Ekin Starrett, journalist, mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven granddaughters and teacher to many young girls at the Starret…

Helen Lester

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Pansy


Twelve year old Helen is determined to be a good girl, but the harder she tries, the worse her days go. Is there any hope? And what made suc…

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