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A Confirmed Spinster
Read by Sandra Cullum
J. M. Barrie
In The Little White Bird
"A children's book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one am…
Two Letters
Read by czandra
Nina Rhoades
In The Little Girl Next Door
A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apa…
Consequences
Read by Caroline Driggs
E. M. Delafield
Set in late Victorian England, “Consequences” follows the life of Alexandra Clare, a girl born into an upper class Catholic London family. R…
The Annals of Ann
Read by CJ Plogue
Kate Trimble Sharber
As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …
16 - Volume 1, Chapter 16: Rorie Asks a Question
Read by Rosie
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In Vixen
This is an exquisite and heartbreaking love story. Violet Tempest and Roderick Vawdrey, otherwise known to each other as Vixen and Rorie, ar…
Two Weeks
Read by Dawn Larsen
Anna K. Green and Anna Katharine Green
In That Affair Next Door
The dead body of a woman was found under a large cabinet. But she had been dead four hours before the cabinet fell upon her. The owners of t…
Chapter 2
Read by Jessica Martin
Fritz Leiber
In The Green Millennium
From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…
02- Tessa's Surprises
Read by Lisa Meyers
Louisa May Alcott
In Aunt Jo's Scrapbag
A collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott that were written with the intent to entertain the whole family and to fill children's he…
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
Chapter IV
Read by Siobhan McAlpin
Kate Sanborn
In The Wit of Women
It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting.While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now…
The Skylark
Read by Diana Schmidt
Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
Ann Parker
Read by Jacqueline Burrell Walton
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
15 - Penelope Dreams
Read by Maria Therese
Kate Douglas Wiggin
In Penelope's English Experiences
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. In…
Farewell/Little Miss Sophie
Read by James K. White
Alice Dunbar Nelson
In Violets And Other Tales
This is a collection of the author's short stories and poems where she writes about the collective experience of African American women, and…
Charley's Sister
Read by Foon
Unknown
In Something New for my Little Friends
This is a collection of stories in verse for children. Published in 1866 by an author only known by the initials F.F., these poems teach chi…
Chapter III Galileo's Villa
Read by Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
In Italian Life and Legends
A mix of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65, this collection was edited and prepa…
The Name
Read by Ken Masters
Julia Caroline Dorr
In Earlier Poems
This is a collection of the earlier poems of Julia Caroline Dorr. - Summary by Carolin
Story 4: Frau Fischer
Read by skoval
Katherine Mansfield
In In a German Pension
The first collected volume of short stories of the New Zealand modernist. Inspired by her own travels, Mansfield begins to refine her craft …
Chapter VI - Her Story
Read by Peter John Keeble
Wilkie Collins
In The Two Destinies
Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesies. Destiny at first doesn't se…
Jenny's Miss Claire
Read by Caro Davy
Marion St. John Webb
In The House with the Twisting Passage (Version 2)
When her parents go to India for two years, 9 year old Jenny is cared for by her aunts. Aunt Abby is caretaker in a large many-roomed house…