Arnold
27 books
Published 1800 -1900
480
1
Anthony Trollope - Two Heroines of Plumplington
In the small English Town of Plumplington the daughter of a brewer and that of a banker each has selected her future husband contrary to the wishes of her father. Both young men are regarded as not 'good enough',...
2 hours 54 minutes
Memoirs
402
Albert Millican - Travels and adventures of an orchid hunter: An account of canoe and camp life in Colombia, while collecting orchids in the northern Andes
This is quite the adventure tale and travelog. We see cities, peoples, plants and wildlife of Columbia and the ports our intrepid 'hunter' visits on the way there and back. It is an interesting period; a canal is...
4 hours 47 minutes
Humorous Fiction
492
Ellis Parker Butler - Perkins of Portland
Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions directed at a gullible and willing public. Unlike most tales of the kind, with...
2 hours 53 minutes
Animals & Nature
481
Thornton W. Burgess - Mother West Wind "When" Stories
Thorton Burgess gives us a collection of stories about the animals, explaining 'when' they got their peculiar traits. As usual the stories are short and delightfully written so as to be enjoyed by child or adult. Have...
2 hours 45 minutes