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A Woman's Life
Read by Lisa Reichert
Guy de Maupassant
Having spent her girlhood at a convent getting a good education, Jeanne has just returned home and is a happy young woman full of hope and e…
The Indian Cookery Book
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Unknown
An interesting, original and first hand collection of recipes! Although the writer has recorded them while in India, mostly Bengal, the reci…
Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette
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Marion Harland and Virginia Terhune Van de Water
Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which…
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl
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Amy Lane Waterman
Join Betsey Bobbitt, a girl with an undeniable sweet tooth, as she discovers new recipes for candy and sweets to make with the reader. An en…
The Coffee Legacy
Read by Katharina Bordet
Katharina Bordet
An old cafe, an even older legend and a new threat.
When Isabelle’s secret past returns to haunt her nightmares, she must take action to pro…
Stories I Told Myself
Read by Patrick E. McLean
Patrick E. McLean
Funny, moving and always exquisitely well-produced, this collection of short stories and essays from the award-winning Seanachai podcast is …
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
A COMPLETE HAND BOOK FOR THE USE OF THE LADY IN POLITE SOCIETY. CONTAINING FULL DIRECTIONS FOR CORRECT MANNERS, DRESS, DEPORTMENT, AND CONVE…
Chicken Pi
Read by S. Lawrence Parrish
S. Lawrence Parrish
Chicken Pi: Twisted tales intended for a mature audience. Horror, sci-fi, sci-fi/horror, and WTF. Be sure to subscribe to Chicken Pi; more t…
Selections from Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes and USDA Favorites
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Ruth van Deman and Ruth Van Deman
From the book introduction: "Aunt Sammy came to life with the first radio broadcast of 'Housekeeper’s Chat' on October 4, 1926. The ch…
No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes
Read by Ben Adams
Rupert H. Wheldon
>Though little is known about its author, this is considered the first vegan cookbook ever written. At the time of its composition, the V…
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
Read by Cheryl Adam
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysterie…
The Pudding and Pastry Book
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Elizabeth Douglas
This is a collection of recipes for all types of puddings and pastries including custards, fritters, pancakes, soufflés, tarts, jelli…
The Experienced English Housekeeper
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Raffald
'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six …
The Coffee Legacy
Read by Katharina Bordet
Katharina Bordet
An old cafe, an even older legend and a new threat.
When Isabelle’s secret past returns to haunt her nightmares, she must take action to pro…
The Chemistry of Cookery
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W. Mattieu Williams
This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. T…
The Charwoman's Daughter
Read by Michele Fry
James Stephens
A humorous tale about a poor Irish charwoman living in the slums of Dublin, and her innocent teenage daughter, Mary Makebelieve, whose first…
The Flirt
Read by Lee Smalley
Booth Tarkington
Laura and Cora Madison and their younger brother Hedrick live with their parents in a Midwestern American town that is fairly bursting with …
More Tish
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart wrote 6 books about the elderly Letitia (Tish) Carberry and the escapades she gets her elderly lady cronies into. The…
Joanna Traill, Spinster
Read by Ashley Sue Murphy
Annie E. Holdsworth
Timid Joanna Traill’s every move is dictated by her overbearing sisters. Then she meets Mr. Boas, a man who works to give “fallen” women a …
That Unfortunate Marriage
Read by Angel5
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 …