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The Return of Jeanne D'arc
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Grace H. Conkling
In Wilderness Songs
This second volume of verse by Grace Hazard Conkling -- American poet, author and musician -- ranges in theme from close observations of the…
Deborah Speaks
Read by Laurie Banza
Harold Vinal
In White April
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…
At Fontainebleau
Read by Foon
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In Poems of Progress and New Thought Pastels
This book contains 2 poetry bundles by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, containing many better- or lesser-known poems. The poems are recorded by a singl…
Penelope
Read by chocmuse
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In Phantom Fortune, A Novel
Lady Maulevrier was once a beautiful socialite, beloved and welcomed in London high society. But her life took a turn for the worse when her…
Lessons
Read by Sarah Gutierrez
Louisa May Alcott
In An Old-Fashioned Girl (version 2)
Country-girl Polly Milton visits her fashionable cousins in the city, who make fun of her old-fashioned values. Will Polly adapt to city lif…
X. Lucy
Read by Nicole J. LeBoeuf
E. Nesbit
In These Little Ones
A collection of short stories for adults, mainly about children in hard times. The title references Matthew 18:6, which verse Nesbit include…
GERTRUDE'S ENGAGEMENT
Read by RedToby
Mary Roberts Rinehart
In The Circular Staircase
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific American writer of popular mysteries. The Circular Staircase was originally published in 19…
People
Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker
Frances Cornford
In Spring Morning
Frances Cornford, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin, wrote several volumes of poetry. In this volume is one of her best known poems, the …
The Convention
Read by MaryAnn
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In Poems of Purpose
This is a volume of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, published in 1919. - Summary by Carolin
Fleur-de-Lis
Read by Pam Castille
Kate Douglas Wiggin
In Princess Mary's Gift Book
In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors o…
The Lady of Lyons
Read by Kate Follis
Leonard Merrick
In The Man who Understood Women, and Other Stories
This is a collection of 20 short stories by English novelist and playwright Leonard Merrick. The stories concern varied topics, and succeed …
chapter XIV
Read by April6090
Gertrude Atherton
In The Crystal Cup
The story begins with ... “Old age will be served,” said Mrs. Carteret grimly. “But I suppose you think I am a long time dying.” This author…
19 - Letters 51-53
Read by tabithat
Frances Brooke and Frances Moore Brooke
In The History of Lady Julia Mandeville
Lady Julia, the daughter of the earl of Belmont, and Mr. Henry Mandeville are falling in love. Though Henry is like a family friend, this lo…
Announcements
Read by Esther ben Simonides
Charlotte Maria Tucker
In The Spanish Cavalier
When his father dies, Lucius Lepine goes to Spain as a clerk. His fellow clerk, Don Aguilera, doesn't come to work one day. Lucius is worrie…
April - North Carolina
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Harriet Monroe
In Local Color Collection Vol. 001
In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)
Patty’s Place
Read by Jennifer Wilson
Louisa May Alcott
In Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 4
Volume 4 of Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag contains 12 short stories for children by American writer Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. Althoug…
Chapter IX
Read by Jan Moorehouse
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…
Book 1, Chapter 2, Frances Burney's Evelina
Read by Jim Locke
William Dean Howells
In Heroines of Fiction
This two-volume work includes heroines from the works of Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, Harte, Austen, Edgeworth, Scott, Dickens, Hawthorne, E. Bro…
Marie Antoinette - Edmund Burke
Read by Ted Lienhart
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
Her Portrait
Read by Annike Lindhout
Francis Thompson
In Selected Poems of Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poe…