Family & Relationships

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…

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 …

Nami-ko

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Kenjiro Tokutomi


Nami-ko, a young woman of a noble Japanese family, has recently married the naval officer Takeo, the only heir of a friend of her father's. …

What Katy Did at School (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Susan Coolidge


Following Katy's recovery in What Katy Did, Katy and Clover go to Hillsover, a boarding school. Together with their new friend Rosamond Redd…

Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know

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Asa Don Dickinson


This charming book has many stories that deal mostly with the holiday of Thanksgiving, perfectly suited for family listening and reading. an…

The Adventures of Tommy Blake

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Brother Ernest Ryan


Child of an atheist father and a devoutly Catholic mother, Tommy has been from childhood the object of a battle of love. Tommy’s courage and…

The Whys of Cooking

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Janet McKenzie Hill


An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …

Understood Betsy (version 3 Dramatic Reading)

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher


Sickly and sheltered, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann is horrified to hear she must be sent away to live with the "Putney cousins." Ac…

Liliecrona's Home

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Selma Lagerlöf


Liliecrona's Home was published in Sweden 1911, translated into English by Anna Harwell and published in London in 1913. The story is set in…

Marriage, volume 2

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Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier


Lady Juliana is the daughter of the Earl of Courtland. She receives a marriage proposal from a wealthy Duke but much to the horror of her fa…

The Fairchild Family

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Mary Martha Sherwood


The adventures of Lucy, Emily and Henry are described in this short novel, written and set in Regency England. Their naughtiness, their acti…

Peace on Earth, Good-Will to Dogs (version 2)

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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott


If you don't like Christmas stories, don't read this one!And if you don't like dogs I don't know just what to advise you to do!For I warn yo…

The Spirit of Christmas (version 2)

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Henry van Dyke


A collection of short Christmas works by the author of The Story of the Fourth Wise Man (Summary by D. Leeson).

The Little Grey House

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Marion Ames Taggart


The Grey House is grey in color and is home to the Grey family. In this, the first of the Grey House books, we are introduced to the three G…

Magic Words: A Tale for Christmas Time

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Emilie Maceroni


Magic Words is a Victorian tale of a community and how a few women bring a special kind of Christmas magic to the community-- Magic that can…

Eddie of Jackson's Gang

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Brother Ernest Ryan


Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child,…

A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story (Dramatic Reading)

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Kate Douglas Wiggin


A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state…

The Heel of Achilles

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E. M. Delafield


After a difficult childhood, Lydia Raymond, a lower middle class girl, decides to explore her own individuality and climbs the social ladder…

Pollyanna's Jewels

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Harriet Lummis Smith


In this fourth "Glad Book", Pollyanna returns to her public, no longer the young bride struggling with the problems of housekeepin…

Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage

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Rodris Roth


The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …

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