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Chapter 17
Read by Tina Danh
Ann Radcliffe
In The Italian
The love story between a nobleman and a beautiful lady whom he meets in church leads both of them to unexpected places, as many people would…
07 - One Drop of Oil
Read by TriciaG
Pansy aka Isabella Alden and Pansy
In Ruth Erskine's Crosses
Third book in the Chautauqua Girls series. Written by Isabella Alden under the pseudonym Pansy.
Courtesy
Read by Erin Stone
Hilaire Belloc
In Verses
A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Ellen Finds a Remedy
Read by KHand
H. Rider Haggard
In Joan Haste
A romantic melodrama and one of H. Rider Haggard's most poignant love stories. Joan Haste, a beautiful but illegitimate woman whose mother …
The Tufted Puffin
Read by KHand
Various
In Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and br…
The Soldan's Daughter
Read by Algy Pug
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
Ruth
Read by Rafe Ball
Joyce Emmerson Muddock
In Stories Weird and Wonderful
A collection of tales written by J.E. Muddock. All these stories are dark in atmosphere and subject matter.
November
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Pepys
In The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1665
Pepys' diary continues with his trademark engaging frankness, as he jockeys for favour, criticises his colleagues on the Navy Board for thei…
16 - Volume 1, Chapter 16: Rorie Asks a Question
Read by Rosie
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In Vixen
This is an exquisite and heartbreaking love story. Violet Tempest and Roderick Vawdrey, otherwise known to each other as Vixen and Rorie, ar…
Nick in a Tree
Read by Martha Heaton
Laura Lee Hope
In The Bobbsey Twins at Cherry Corners
Excitement mounts as the Bobbsey twins learn they are going to spend several weeks of their summer vacation on their father's newly acquired…
The Cave
Read by Nancy Gorgen
Janet D. Wheeler
In Billie Bradley and Her Classmates
Billie and her chums come to the rescue of several little children who have broken through the ice. There is the mystery of a lost invention…
Ladies, Literature, and Tea
Read by Jennifer Dallman
Arthur Gray
In The Little Tea Book
After all, tea is the drink! Domestically and socially it is the beverage of the world. There may be those who will come forward with their …
Chapter VI
Read by Kate Follis
Kate Sanborn
In The Wit of Women
It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting.While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now…
Ch 4 In which Ruth Cameron Meets with a Great Mishap
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
In Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 15: A Streak of Luck
Some folks are judged by their social or economic standing. Our hero, Ben Bailey, shows that true worth comes from richness of character. Th…
Our Post Office Box
Read by Kristin G.
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 02, Nov. 11, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
A Bad Idea
Read by Aaron Nosan
Katherine Mansfield
In The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was publishe…
A Letter on Pear Tree Blight
Read by Melanie T
Jared Potter Kirtland
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…
Weddin', The
Read by Linette Geisel
Jennie Betts Hartswick
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
The Gratitude of Mrs Hatch, by G. B. Dunham
Read by Greg Giordano
Various
In The Black Cat Vol. 05 No. 03 December 1899
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
The "Polaris"
Read by Kristine Bekere
Zachariah Atwell Mudge and Zachariah Atwell Mudge
In North-Pole Voyages
For more than three hundred years an intense desire has been felt by explorers to discover and reveal to the world the secrets of the immed…