Francis J. Finn, S.J.

But Thy Love and Thy Grace


Read by Maria Therese


Father Finn's beautiful little tale can be read in an hour or so, but it conveys a lesson which ought to be of longer duration. The interest…

The Fairy of the Snows


Read by Maria Therese


Have you seen a human fairy? Meet Alice Morrow, the dainty fairy of the snows, who will dance her way right into your heart! Get ready to la…

Tom Playfair; or Making a Start


Read by Maria Therese


Tom Playfair; Or Making a Start is a book by a Roman Catholic priest, originally published in 1890, and written for youth ages 9-12.The stor…

Mostly Boys: Short Stories


Read by Maria Therese


A collection of tales about real life boys in every walk of life. They are redolent of the breezy spirit of healthy, jovial boyhood, and per…

That Office Boy


Read by Maria Therese


A new story by Father Finn! It will be glad news to many to learn that Father Finn has found time from his many duties to write a new story,…

His First and Last Appearance


Read by Maria Therese


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…

Claude Lightfoot, or How the Problem Was Solved


Read by Carol Pelster


Most of the boys in the Catholic school called Milwaukee College are engrossed with baseball and keeping up with their studies. When twelv…

Harry Dee; or Making it Out


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Harry Dee, a nervous, sensitive boy, given to somnambulism, arrives at St. Maure's following his experiences involving the murder of his ric…

Christmas Short Works Collection 2010


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This multilingual Christmas Short Works Collection for 2010 contains public domain short stories, essays, poems and scripture passages recor…

Percy Wynn, or Making a Boy of Him


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In this volume, which follows the author's popular book "Tom Playfair", a new boy is just arriving at St. Maure's boarding school.…

Ethelred Preston; or, The Adventures of a Newcomer


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Ethelred Preston is a story for boys written by Fr. Finn, SJ. The hero, Ethelred, while on his way to college, meets Packy Jarloe, a peddler…

New Faces and Old: Short Stories


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A small collection of short stories for children, written by the Catholic Jesuit priest, Fr. Finn. Some of his most well known characters ma…

Ada Merton


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The conversion of an indifferent father and mother, through the death of an only child, is well told in another story by Fr Finn, S.J. entit…

That Football Game, and What Came of It


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The boy world is in an ecstasy of delight, for Father Finn has not only given us a new story, but, positively, the best book he has ever wri…

Cupid of Campion


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Before he becomes "Cupid of Campion" Clarence Esmond goes through a series of adventures quite equal in novelty to those in his fa…

The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories


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A collection of 5 short stories for children, from the author of "Tom Playfair", "Claude Lightfoot", etc.. (Summary by M…