General Fiction
How Bessie Kept House
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Amanda Minnie Douglas
Bessie desperately wants to be trusted with taking care of the house alone, instead of being bossed by Cousin Jane, while her mother goes on…
Paul and the Printing Press
Read by Brian Keenan
Sara Ware Bassett
Paul Cameron, president of the class of 1920 in the Burmingham High School, conceives the idea of establishing a school paper, to the honor …
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 10, Jan. 6, 1880
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Various
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Nelly: or, The Best Inheritance
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Lucy Ellen Guernsey
This little story is written to illustrate the value of honesty and faithfulness in small and great matters. Nelly's earnings may possibly b…
Stories of the Coal Mine
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Frank Mundell
Men, women and children (who could until 1842 be as young as four years old and from 1900 had to be over thirteen years of age) worked in th…
Autumn Leaves, Original Pieces in Prose and Verse
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Anne Wales Abbot
The pieces gathered into this volume were, with two exceptions, written for the entertainment of a private circle, without any view to publi…
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 09, Dec. 30, 1879
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Various
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Ships That Pass in the Night
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Beatrice Harraden
This short novel by Beatrice Harraden, who was known for her work as a suffragist, was a bestseller in its time. In it, teacher and activis…
Socialist Readings for Children
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John Spargo
A collection of readings designed more for youngsters aged 12 or older than for children, in my view. The presentation is idealistic and off…
Doodles, the Sunshine Boy
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Emma Dowd
Doodles is a gentle child, who spends his days confined to a chair - but his life is turned round by the arrival of a special new friend, a …
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 12, Jan. 20, 1880
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Various
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction an…
Collected Works of Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Read by Krista Zaleski
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
A collection of 4 short works by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. - Summary by Krista Zaleski
Steve and the Steam Engine
Read by Brian Keenan
Sara Ware Bassett
Young Stephen Tolman disobeys his father and takes the family car out for a ride with a group of classmates, resulting in scratches and ding…
The Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Book Two of Zola's 20-volume Rougon-Macquart Cycle. "The Rush for the Spoil" ("La Curee") concerns Aristide Siccard (on…
Omar Resung
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Charles G. Blanden
Most of the translations of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam have been in verse. However, there have been three notable exceptions to this conve…
The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan
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Edwin P. Norwood
Diggeldy Dan (rhymes with Wiggildy Wan) is a most ingenious fellow who lives in a circus called Spangleland. He looks like a clown because …
Stories Of Balloon Adventure
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Frank Mundell
In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…
Martha and Cupid
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Julie M. Lippmann
Both prequel and sequel to Martha by the day and Making over Martha. This book fills in details about Martha and her family that devoted rea…
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 06, Dec. 9, 1879
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Various
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Lady Audley's Secret (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
It is June 1857, and young and beautiful Lucy Graham is about to marry Sir Michael Audley. But who exactly IS Lucy, that's what Sir Michael…