Romance
Five O'Clock Tea
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William Dean Howells
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…
Exit Betty
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Grace Livingston Hill
A romantic tale of a runaway bride who must escape her overbearing family and groom. Did she make a mistake, or will her future hold true lo…
Weird Tales
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
E. T. A. Hoffmann
These stories form the first volume of the renowned Tales of Hoffman. They are fantasies with hints of the supernatural—quintessential Roman…
The Father
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August Strindberg
The Father is a naturalistic drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The central conflict is between the Captain and his wife Laura a…
Harrington
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Maria Edgeworth
Harrington follows the protagonist of the same name who tries to explore his memories in order to understand his views on Jews. It begins wi…
The Fortunate Youth
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William John Locke
Paul is a poor boy who grew up in London, in the household of his mother and stepfather. His journey to greatness is the subject of our stor…
Collection
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Various
A look at the year 1891 through literature and non-fiction essays first published that year, including works by Mary E Wilkins, Sir Arthur C…
The Landlady
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Everything changed when Ordynov, a secluded young thinker, stepped out of his old lodgings in search of another corner. The ailing landlord …
Concerning Isabel Carnaby
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Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler and Edith Henrietta Fowler
Isabel Carnaby returns from India. She starts looking for a place in upper class British society. At the begining, people are sceptical of h…
Genji Monogatari
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Murasaki Shikibu
Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, is a Japanese classic novel from the eleventh century. Supposedly commissioned by members of the Imp…
The Landleaguers
Read by Angel5
Anthony Trollope
Near Galway, young Florian Jones has just converted to Catholicism when he witnesses the deliberate destruction of his English father’s land…
Beau Brocade
Read by Deon Gines
Baroness Emma Orczy
Beau Brocade is a historical fiction set in England in the early 1700's. The hero Beau is a wanted highwayman, who takes from the rich to h…
Little Eve Edgarton
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Eve Edgarton is not who she seems she is. A short encounter with Mr. Barton show that first impressions are not always right or indicative o…
A Simple Story
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Elizabeth Inchbald
The story could really have been simple: Miss Milner, who is admired for her beauty and charm, could have been a socialite, marry a respecta…
When Knighthood Was in Flower
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Charles Major
Set during the Tudor period of English history, When Knighthood Was in Flower tells the tribulations of Mary Tudor, a younger sister of Henr…
A Marriage at Sea
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William Clark Russell
Herbert Barclay is desperately in love with Grace Bellassys, but a number of factors stand in the way of their happiness, the biggest of whi…
The Giaour
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
"The Giaour" is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1813 and the first in the series of his Oriental romances. "The Giaou…
Indian Summer
Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
William Dean Howells
In his novel Indian Summer, William Dean Howells presents a mellow but realistic story that has the complete feel of that delightful time of…
An American Tragedy
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Theodore Dreiser
Loosely based on a true story, this is the tale of Clyde Griffiths. At a young age, Clyde realizes that money and influence can get him the …
The Altar of the Dead
Read by Dorlene Kaplan
Henry James
A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, …