Tara Dow

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Golden Calf

A late 19th Century sensation novel following the young life of Ida Palliser as she searches for fortune and love within England's Gentry Class. Victorian sensation books were often set in ordinary, familiar setting,...

Tara Dow 16 hours 51 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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H. P. Nichols - Women of History

An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An interesting read. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

Lucretia B. and 24 more 8 hours 28 minutes

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General

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Louisa May Alcott - Under the Lilacs (version 2)

Under the Lilacs is a tale of friendship and adventure from celebrated author Louisa May Alcott. When sisters Bab and Betty Moss decide to have a tea party one spring morning, little did they know a strange and...

Tara Dow 8 hours 23 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

439

Louis Joseph Vance - Red Masquerade

In the beginning of his career, Michael Lanyard alias The Lone Wolf, the most talented thief of his day, made the acquaintance of the beautiful Princess Sofia, but he also made an enemy of her husband, Prince Victor....

CaprishaPage and 8 more 8 hours 10 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Olive Beaupre Miller - In the Nursery of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume...

Snapdragon and 37 more 7 hours 15 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - My Lady Ludlow

This novella by the acclaimed Elizabeth Gaskell follows the reminiscences and life of aristocratic Lady Ludlow, told through the eyes of one of her charges, the young Margaret Dawson. Lady Ludlow epitomizes the...

Rosie and 5 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Louisa May Alcott - Spinning-Wheel Stories

A group of stories-within-a-story, told in the classic Louisa May Alcott style. «I've a little cold,» said the old lady, «and am too hoarse for talking, my dears; but Aunt Elinor has looked up a parcel of old...

Alex Lau and 8 more 6 hours 59 minutes

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General Fiction

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Eleanor H. Porter - Across The Years

These 18 wonderful short stories by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of Pollyanna, deal with those marvelous and maddeningly frustrating creatures: human beings. As always, Porter describes real people with sensitivity...

kandice stehlik and 8 more 6 hours 8 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Moorland Cottage

«Maggie Brown is torn between her mother who constantly tells her to live for her selfish brother (to whom she gives all her love) to her wish to marry Frank and live for herself. Maggie's plight for independence...

Lynne T and 6 more 4 hours 30 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Arthur Griffiths - Rome Express

The passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express were just woken and informed that they will reach Paris soon, and a bustle ensues. Only one passenger cannot be awoken by the porter, no matter how loudly he...

Rapunzelina and 12 more 3 hours 54 minutes

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Short works

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Abbie Phillips Walker - Sandman's Hour

Reading bedtime stories to children can be a wonderful way to relax and at the same time act out the exciting things happening in the story for them. If you've done it, you know the feeling and if you haven't I can...

anolen and 10 more 2 hours 50 minutes

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Fantastic Fiction

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Thomas Moore - On Passing Deadman’s Island

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of On Passing Deadman’s Island by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 22, 2012. Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and...

April Gonzales and 17 more 31 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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