William Dean Howells
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children
Read by David Wales
Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy" Willia…
Indian Summer (version 2)
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Set in Florence's Anglo-American colony in the late 19th century, this is a romantic story of a middle-aged man, returning to the scene of h…
A Hazard of New Fortunes
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Howell’s novel is set in New York of the late nineteenth century, a city familiar to readers of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Basil March, …
Une rencontre
Read by Margot
Kitty Ellison, orpheline vit avec la famille de son oncle dans l'Etat de New York. En voyage, sur le bateau à vapeur quittant le Qu&e…
The Rise of Silas Lapham
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The Rise of Silas Lapham is the most widely read of W.D. Howells’ novels. An example of literary realism, the story is about a farmer (Silas…
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01
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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors…
A Little Swiss Sojourn
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
A charming brief account of a two months' autumnal stay on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. Howells, who was there with his family travelin…
One-Act Play Collection 002
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This collection of eight one-act dramas features plays by Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, Susan Glaspell, William Dean…
Five O'Clock Tea
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A light-hearted romantic comedy in twelve short scenes, set during a tea party in the home of Mrs. Amy Somers, a widow who is courted by the…
Indian Summer
Read by Leonard Wilson
In his novel Indian Summer, William Dean Howells presents a mellow but realistic story that has the complete feel of that delightful time of…
My Mark Twain
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1869 when Twain strode into the office of The Atlant…
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)
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The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
The Coast of Bohemia
Read by Expatriate
William Dean Howells is at his iconoclastic best in this exploration of bourgeois values, particularly in the clash between respectable soci…
1916: First Chapters Collection
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These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…
Heroines of Fiction
Read by Jim Locke
This two-volume work includes heroines from the works of Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, Harte, Austen, Edgeworth, Scott, Dickens, Hawthorne, E. Bro…
Travel Collection: Short Non-fiction
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A collection of short, non-fiction travel memoirs or guides written in, or translated into, English. Material covered might be a museum, a v…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013
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A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…
The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors
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A 1908 NaNoWriMo forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage…
Twain and Howells On Each Other
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2020
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Presenting the Christmas 2020 collection with many surprises and a few old favorites. Amongst other stories Santa is kidnapped, a basket of …
Annie Kilburn
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After 11 years in Rome, Annie Kilburn returns home to the US after the death of her father. But the home she knew is dramatically changed in…
A Traveller from Altruria
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Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. T…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2006
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LibriVox's 2006 Christmas Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a variety of …
Short Poetry Collection 194
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This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2019.
Christmas Short Works Collection 2014
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This year's Christmas collection of short stories and non-fiction, a play, poems, and bible readings features readings in English, Bulgarian…
Hope
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Hope by William Dean Howells.This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 7, 2019. ------A…
Venetian Life
Read by Timothy Ferguson
William Dean Howells was American Consul to Venice for four years. His term ended in 1865. He wrote about the city, and the culture of the V…
First Chapter Collection 003
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LibriVox First Chapter Collection 003 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers. This volum…