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Ellis Parker Butler - Jack-Knife Man

A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time whittling with his jack-knife and not really doing much else. That is,...

Roger Melin 5 hours 46 minutes

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460

Fergus Hume - Spider

Arthur Vernon, member of the Athenian club and member of “society,” has a secret. His father has died and left him destitute, so he has begun a private investigation agency under the name “Nemo.” It would be...

Don W. Jenkins 10 hours 7 minutes

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Romance

487

Booth Tarkington - Flirt

Laura and Cora Madison and their younger brother Hedrick live with their parents in a Midwestern American town that is fairly bursting with Cora’s discarded and would-be beaus. Her flirtatiousness annoys the...

Lee Smalley 8 hours 3 minutes

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Family Life

480

Florence Morse Kingsley - Neighbors

The final story featuring the inhabitants of the growing township of Innisfield: Mrs Philura Pettibone’s story reaches its long-awaited conclusion and Miss Malvina’s life is changed forever by the arrival of various...

annie70 8 hours 52 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

442

Violet Hunt - Tales of the Uneasy

Nine twisty-turny tales of tragic human drama, played out in Victorian parlors, death beds and lonely country roads. This collection of Violet Hunt writings has all the requirements for short story entertainment:...

Lisa Reichert 9 hours 35 minutes

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460

Florence Morse Kingsley - Heart of Philura

(Once again Mrs Kingsley does not shy away from the highs and lows of life in the quickly changing world of the 1900s…the ageing women working to support themselves or their families, in jobs that will soon...

annie70 8 hours 53 minutes

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Romance

452

Clara Louise Burnham - Key Note

Love blooms amid the gorgeous scenery of an island off the coast of Maine as a group of vacationers discover an abused boy and set out to rescue him. This 1921 novel is another lovely creation by author Clara Louise...

Christi Lupher 8 hours 18 minutes

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399

Kathleen Norris - Treasure

The Treasure is a story about the Salisbury Family and the trivialities of employing help for the household. Mrs. and Mr. Salisbury see the work of a maid rather differently, especially depending on the level of...

Kristel Tretter 3 hours 9 minutes

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440

Florence Morse Kingsley - Miss Philura's Wedding Gown

Follow-up to «The Transfiguration of Miss Philura»....will the conviction of mild-mannered Miss Philura that «Ask and you have already received» be proved right or will her hopes be dashed, and the disapproving...

annie70 3 hours 49 minutes

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490

Florence Morse Kingsley - Transfiguration of Miss Philura

What would happen if someone really believed that «Ask and you shall receive»? Amusing observations on the impact on the life of mild-mannered spinster Miss Philura and her acquaintances in their small American...

annie70 43 minutes

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381

Warwick Deeping - Woman's War

The fictional small English country town of Roxton boasts two doctors. This tale focuses on the struggles of their wives: Katherine and the «good» Dr. James Murchison and Betty and the «bad» Dr. Parker Steele. But, of...

Lynne T 9 hours 21 minutes

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445

Booth Tarkington - Conquest of Canaan

Small town middle America in early 1900's---Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden loves daughter of wealthy judge, from afar---leaves town, goes to law school--returns to scandalize all by defending impossible cases---wins over...

Bob R 9 hours 15 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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