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Stories by English Authors: London
Read by Kirsten Wever
F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill
This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …
The Amateur
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Richard Harding Davis
On the steamer on his way to London, Austin Ford meets a young woman, who is going to London to find her missing husband. Being a specialist…
When They Were Girls
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Rebecca Deming Moore
Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Frances Burnett, Julia Howe, Hellen Keller, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are some of the influenc…
Five Minutes' Stories
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Mary Louisa Molesworth
This is a collection of short stories for children. Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illus…
An Amiable Charlatan
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
An Englishman is enjoying his dinner at Stephano's, at which he is a regular diner. A man enters quickly, sits at his table, starts eating h…
The Young Diana
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Marie Corelli
Poor Diana May. Her fiancé has jilted her, her parents think she is an encumbrance and no one recognises her intelligence. She seems …
A Little Queen of Hearts
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Ruth Ogden
A charming children's story following the trials and tribulations of the simple life of Marie-Celeste as she endears herself to everyone who…
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pretty but socially clueless Bernice lets her know-it-all cousin push her around, but eventually, something's gotta give! (Introduction by B…
Short Story Collection Vol. 015
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 015: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 6
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Samuel Richardson
It tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family, It is generally regarded as Richardson'…
In Our Convent Days
Read by Mary Schneider
Agnes Repplier
With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelph…
Short Story Collection Vol. 073
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Various
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Saki, Katheri…
Americans and Others
Read by Mary Schneider
Agnes Repplier
A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles -- as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 19…
A Hypocritical Romance, and Other Stories
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Caroline Ticknor
This is a collection of twelve original and entertaining little romances. Literature is an important anchor that helps us understand society…
The Aristocrats
Read by TR Love
Gertrude Atherton
Being the impressions of the Lady Helen Pole during her sojourn in The Great North Woods as spontaneously recorded in her letters to her fri…
Something Childish and Other Stories
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Katherine Mansfield
This posthumous collection of stories and sketches by the New Zealand modernist author was published the year after her death from tuberculo…
The Judgment of Eve
Read by Kirsten Wever
May Sinclair
May Sinclair was a prolific author, literary critic, and feminist activist, famous in Britain and the US in the 1910’s and 20’s. The Judgmen…
Ann
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Lechmere Worrall
Edward Hargraves, a young author, is encouraged by his mother and friend, Billy, to marry a woman in order to understand the fairer sex bett…
Stories Worth Rereading
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Various
A collection of short stories about many people. Some being tested, some being rewarded, all worth rereading! Many of them are the type to b…
A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children
Read by Sarah Jennings
E. Louise Smythe
This is a book of simple, classic stories for beginning readers. It is included in Year 1 of the Ambleside reading list. There are short lis…