Allyson Hester

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Short Stories

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Edward Knatchbull-Hugesson - Uncle Joe's Stories

This is an entertaining collection of varying stories recounted as only a master storyteller could deliver them. (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Allyson Hester 10 hours 57 minutes

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Romance

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Kate Douglas Wiggin - Romance of a Christmas Card

The story of the mission of two Christmas cards written by a minister’s wife. These cards find their way to two straying sheep from the village fold, who hear through the message in the words, and the little scenes on...

Allyson Hester 1 hour 45 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Daniel Boone

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a...

Allyson Hester 7 hours 48 minutes

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General Fiction

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Kate Douglas Wiggin - Old Peabody Pew

A sweet, old fashioned Christmas romance set in an old New England meeting house. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Maria Therese and 1 more 1 hour 28 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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R. M. Ballantyne - My Doggie and I

This story surrounds a child waif, a young woman, a young gentleman doctor, and an elderly lady. This tale unfolds the story of a bond that brings these unlikely friends together and merges their separate paths of...

Allyson Hester 4 hours 25 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Howard R. Garis - Rick and Ruddy

This delightful story is full of ups and downs involving a young boy and his dog, «a gift from the sea». The adventures range from playful antics to times of peril, and through it all, our protagonists (both human and...

Allyson Hester 5 hours 34 minutes

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Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat

Children's Fiction

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Frances Trego Montgomery - Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat

This delightful children's story can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike! A mischievous goat, Billy Whiskers, gets into trouble so often that the book could be named, «Billy Trouble Whiskers»! This humorous story will...

Allyson Hester 3 hours 9 minutes

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Animals & Nature

Alfred Elwes - Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too

This fictional work is written in 1st person by the dog himself. It's a cute story of the adventures in the life of a noble dog who is appropriately named, Job. The canine society in which he lives is an interesting...

Allyson Hester 2 hours 20 minutes

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General Fiction

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Stephen Crane - Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Stephen Crane's first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called «the first dark flower of American Naturalism» for its distinctive elements of naturalistic fiction. The chief character, Maggie, descends...

Lucy Burgoyne and 11 more 2 hours 46 minutes

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General Fiction

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Elliott O'Donnell - Animal Ghosts

This is a collection of ghost stories in which the antagonists are various animals. Divided up into chapters of ghost sightings by each group of animals, you will hear of hauntings by dogs, cats, birds, jungle...

Allyson Hester 7 hours 15 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Charles Miner Thompson - Calico Cat

This is a cute story of a mysterious feline annoyance and the result of a man acting upon his annoyance. The cat begins a vicious spiral of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and the guilty conscience of...

Allyson Hester 2 hours 32 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Arthur William Knapp - Cocoa and Chocolate

As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its creation, and the complex process of its maturation from a bean to the...

Allyson Hester 4 hours 45 minutes

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New

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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