William Cooper Howells

Recollections of Life in Ohio, from 1813-1840


Read by Sue Anderson


Recollections of Life in Ohio is the autobiography of William Cooper Howells (1807-1894), father of the American novelist William Dean Howel…

A Hazard of New Fortunes


Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Howell’s novel is set in New York of the late nineteenth century, a city familiar to readers of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Basil March, …

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030


Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…