Family & Relationships
Sons of Fire
Read by Jim Locke
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
"He was a stranger in Matcham, a 'foreigner' as the villagers called such alien visitors. He had never been in the village before, knew…
Palmetto Leaves
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
After the Civil War, Harriet and her husband Charles bought an Orange Plantation in Mandarin, on the upper east coast of Florida, where they…
Armand Durand
Read by Bruce Pirie
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
Armand Durand, published in 1868, was written by Rosanna Leprohon, an English-speaker with an insider’s knowledge of French Canada, thanks t…
The Mother
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Pearl Buck and Pearl S. Buck
Life is difficult for The Mother, with a household of husband and children, when her crone of a mother-in-law comes to live with them. It is…
Social Life in England 1750-1850
Read by Pamela Nagami
F. J. Foakes-Jackson
In 1916, the Cambridge historian, F.J. Foakes-Jackson braved the wartime Atlantic to deliver the Lowell Lectures in Boston. In these wide-ra…
María
Read by MiltonFMH
Jorge Isaacs
María es la única novela del escritor colombiano Jorge Isaacs que se desarrolla en la exhuberancia del Valle del Cauca y que n…
The Love Affairs of Pixie
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
This is the third book of the Pixie O’Shaughnessy trilogy. In a story of love lost and found, Pixie matures from an inexperienced young lass…
The Teacup Club (Dramatic Reading)
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Eliza Armstrong
The Teacup Club (For the Advancement of Woman) is formed when Dorothy decides to found an intellectual club of her own - to teach her fiance…
Plain Living
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Rolf Boldrewood
Seemingly down-on-his-luck Australian sheep rancher and orchard grower kindly teaches his loving family the value of money through 'plain li…
Santa Claus's Partner
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Thomas Nelson Page
Livingstone has reached a pinnacle in his life. He is finally worth 7 figures, yet his bottom line requires that he cut back on charities th…
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Kentucky "Colonel," so much of a favorite with young readers, has reached the age for interest in other people's love a…
Children's Short Works, Vol. 021
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Various
LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Manners for Men
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Mrs. Humphry
Many men who go out into the world while still very young to earn their living have few opportunities of acquiring a knowledge of social obs…
Victorian Stories of Troubled Marriages
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Ella D'Arcy
Anyone who is, or has been, married knows that marriage takes work. While some marriages may be 'made in heaven', others, quite simply, are …
Bringing up the Boy
Read by Donald Cummings
Carl Werner
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…
Dave Brings Home A Wife (dramatic reading)
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Steele Rudd
This is a self-contained story-arc over eight chapters from the pages of Steele Rudd's book "Back At Our Selection". The Synopsis…
Diana of the Crossways
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George Meredith
Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miser…
Cradock Nowell Vol. 3
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Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1
Read by Anne Erickson
Margaret O. Oliphant
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…
Mildred's Married Life
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Martha Finley
Mildred and Charlie Landreth begin married life together and enjoy many simple home pleasures. Together with Mildred's younger sister, they …