Elizabeth Klett

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Romance

437

Susanna Rowson - Charlotte Temple

Charlotte Temple, a cautionary tale for young women, follows the unfortunate adventures of the eponymous heroine as she is seduced by a dashing soldier, Montraville. Influenced by both her lover and an unruly teacher...

Elizabeth Klett and 3 more 4 hours 41 minutes

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Short Stories

662

Short Story Collection Vol. 048

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 048: a collection of 19 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Kamna and 10 more 6 hours 17 minutes Short Story Collections

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*Non-fiction

447

Sarah Knowles Bolton - Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw)

Stephanie Lee and 12 more 8 hours 57 minutes

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Detective Fiction

612

Ann Radcliffe - Italian

The love story between a nobleman and a beautiful lady whom he meets in church leads both of them to unexpected places, as many people would not put up with their love. This novel is considered to be one of the best...

Elizabeth Klett and 7 more 18 hours 48 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

690

Pádraic Colum - Children of Odin

Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of the adventures of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern paradise of Asgard...

Elizabeth Klett 6 hours 23 minutes

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Family Life

573

Henry James - What Maisie Knew

When Beale and Ida Farange are divorced, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth between them, spending six months of the year with each. The parents are immoral...

Elizabeth Klett 8 hours 50 minutes

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Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort

Essays & Short Works

531

Edith Wharton - Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort

American novelist Edith Wharton was living in Paris when World War I broke out in 1914. She obtained permission to visit sites behind the lines, including hospitals, ravaged villages, and trenches. Fighting France...

Elizabeth Klett 3 hours 20 minutes

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Poetry

529

Aemilia Lanyer - Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum

Aemilia Lanyer's 1611 poem is far more than a retelling of The Passion. It comprises a spirited defense of Eve (and, by extension, all women), elegant praises for her female patrons, a catalogue of virtuous women of...

Elizabeth Klett 1 hour 58 minutes

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International Women's Literature Collection

Anthologies

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International Women's Literature Collection

This is a collection of works — short stories or poetry — by women writers in English from around the world and first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

eicberin and 4 more 4 hours 17 minutes

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General Fiction

522

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps - Story of Avis

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's 1877 novel is set in a New England college town, and focuses on Avis Dobell, a professor's daughter. Avis is a talented painter, and bucks against the constraints placed on women in the 19th...

Elizabeth Klett 10 hours 25 minutes

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Children's Fiction

505

L. Frank Baum - Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville

Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville is a 1908 young-adult novel written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. It is the third volume in «the successful Aunt Jane Series,» following Aunt Jane's Nieces...

Charles Bice and 8 more 5 hours 11 minutes Aunt Jane's Nieces series

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General Fiction

542

Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Aurora Floyd

Aurora Floyd, the daughter of a rich banker and an actress, could not have had a better start: back from a finishing school in Paris, she is beautiful, clever and rich. Two men instantly fall in love with her. But...

Jacquerie and 12 more 20 hours 20 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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