Marian Brown
20 books
General Fiction
925
Sarah Orne Jewett - Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is considered Jewett’s finest work, described by Henry James as her “beautiful little quantum of achievement.” Despite James’s diminutives, the novel remains a classic. Because...
4 hours 25 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Aesop - Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question...
31 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Aesop - Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question...
33 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Aesop - Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question...
31 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Aesop - Aesop's Fables, Volume 04 (Fables 76-100)
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question...
28 minutes
Historical Fiction
1.1K
James Fenimore Cooper - Last of the Mohicans - A Narrative of 1757 (version 2)
This story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of from 500 to 1,500 unarmed Anglo-American troops, who had...
15 hours 25 minutes