Family & Relationships

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

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Various


A 1908 NaNoWriMo forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage…

The Blythe Girls: Helen, Margy and Rose

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Laura Lee Hope


The Blythe sisters, orphaned and near-penniless are completely on their own. With the last of their resources, they move from their lovely b…

Pauls Ontwaken

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Frederik Van Eeden


In dit aangrijpende korte werk beschrijft de schrijver en psychiater Frederik van Eeden het leven en met name de dood van Paul, de jongste z…

Concerning Genealogies

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Frank Allaben


Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…

Natalie Page

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Katharine Haviland Taylor


Natalie Page is coming to visit her aunt and uncle in New York. Of course they want her around, but every social engagement is more importan…

The Paying Guest

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George Gissing


George Gissing was one of the most accomplished writers of realism in the Victorian Era. Also The Paying Guest is a great example of realism…

The Girl Scouts at Home

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Katherine Keene Galt


Little Rosanna Horton was a very poor little girl. When I tell you more about her, you will think that was a very odd thing to say.She lived…

The Misses Mallett

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E. H. Young


The arrival of the eligible Francis Sales disturbs the calm existence of the four Misses Mallett in this social satire. Three women love him…

The Adopting of Rosa Marie

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Carroll Watson Rankin


In this charming girl's book we meet again the four chums of Dandelion Cottage. Their friendship knit closer than ever by their summer at pl…

The Inheritance

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Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier


"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…

Ruffles and Danny, or the Responsibilty of Ruffles

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Margery Watson


A nice little story about a widower, his 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and their vacation from their home in Colorado to the shor…

The Children Of The Abbey

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Regina Maria Roche


Published in 1796, this novel tells the trials and tribulations of Amanda and Oscar FitzAlan, brother and sister who have to navigate the wo…

In Times Like These

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Nellie Mcclung


"Believing that the woman's claim to a common humanity is not an unreasonable one, and that the successful issue of such claim rests pr…

The Elements of Mammalogy

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William Ruschenberger


The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…

A Hive of Busy Bees

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Effie Mae Hency Williams


In the summer, Don and Joyce stay on their Grandma and Grandpa's farm. They have great fun, and every night Grandma tells them a story about…

The Tale of Muley Cow

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Arthur Scott Bailey


This series of Tuck Me In Tales and Slumber Town Tales of animal stories for children from three to eight years, tells of the adventures of …

Bealby; A Holiday

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H. G. Wells


Bealby is the comical story of the escapade of a thirteen-year-old boy when he rebels against his placement as a steward's-room boy in the g…

The Visioning, A Novel

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Susan Glaspell


"The Visioning, Susan Glaspell's second novel, tells about Katie Jones, a young woman who lives in the comfortable world she knows with…

The Man On The Other Side

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Ada Barnett


Ruth never expected to have a house of her own. Raised in an orphanage, she is forced to work for her living. She chooses to work in a book …

A Christmas Miscellany

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Various


A selection of eight short works, chapters, or poems about Christmas. - Summary by david wales

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