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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…
Mag and Margaret: A Story for Girls
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Pansy
Little Mag Jessup is an orphan girl who works hard as a servant in Mrs. Perkins' boarding house to earn her keep. She has no education, exce…
The Annals of Ann
Read by CJ Plogue
Kate Trimble Sharber
As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …
A Little Princess
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The novel tells of the troubles of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to an oppressive London boarding school during her father’s…
The Homely Heroine
Read by Phil Chenevert
Edna Ferber
Who ever heard of a plain and downright homely heroine? Isn't a heroine by definition beautiful? Well, Edna Ferber, in her well known style …
Self-Development and the Way to Power
Read by HelenJ
L. W. Rogers
"We may be either the suffering slaves of nature or the happy masters of her laws." The author explores why we suffer, why we have…
Our Little English Cousin (Version 2)
Read by Cori Samuel
Blanche Mcmanus
Find out about the life of Edith, a little English child living at the turn of the last century. This is a fictionalised account of her dai…
That Unfortunate Marriage
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Frances Eleanor Trollope
This is the funny, romantic, slightly tongue-in-cheek story of how little May Cheffington makes her way in the world despite being the sole …
Lifted Masks
Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Susan Glaspell
In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose)
The Gardener and The Burden
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Rudyard Kipling
Helen Turrell’s life has been one of respectability and duty, and she adopts and raises her illegitimate nephew upon her scapegrace brother’…
The Little Girl Next Door
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Nina Rhoades
A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apa…
A Little Princess (version 4 dramatic reading)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe is a very intelligent, polite, and creative young girl. Born to a wealthy soldier in India, Sara was brought all the way to Londo…
Violets And Other Tales
Read by James K. White
Alice Dunbar Nelson
This is a collection of the author's short stories and poems where she writes about the collective experience of African American women, and…
Our Village, Volume 1
Read by Anne Fletcher
Mary Russell Mitford
This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about…
The Portrait of a Lady (version 3)
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
Our central character is Isabel Archer of Albany, New York, a young woman of no great means, and no great beauty (that is, by her own estima…
Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women
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Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings m…
Helen of Troy and Other Poems
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Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale was an American poet, originally from Missouri, later attaching herself more to New York. Helen of Troy was one of her first g…
The Type-Writer Girl
Read by Grant Hurlock
Grant Allen
(under the pseudonym Olive Pratt Rayner)"There is no more pathetic figure in our world to-day than the common figure of the poor young …
A Peep Behind the Scenes
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
Mrs. O. F. Walton
Rosalie is the daughter of a traveling theater master and is envied by many young girls as she appears to live a life full of glamour, glitz…
Short Story Collection Vol. 075
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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 Carolyn Wells,…