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Making over Martha

Read by czandra


Julie M. Lippmann


The sequel to Martha-by-the-day. Despite others' wishes for Martha, that she rise above her station, she remains stoutly Martha, care-giver …

Short Poetry Collection 209

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Phyllis Brown


This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …

The Wind

Read by Availle


Dorothy Scarborough


After her mother's death, Letty is forced to move in with her only relative, cousin Bev. From the start, the naive 18-year-old finds it diff…

Jacqueline of Golden River

Read by Roger Melin


Victor Rousseau


Jacqueline seems to have contracted a touch of amnesia, as she is found in an apartment with a dead man, and with a weapon in her hand. But …

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Read by PhyllisV


Elizabeth Blackwell


A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to …

The Peterkin Papers

Read by entada


Lucretia P. Hale


The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. Th…

Jane Eyre (version 3 dramatic reading)

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Charlotte Brontë


Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and he…

Travels in Lancashire

Read by Phil Benson


Various,William Roscoe


A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…

Crime and Punishment (Version 4 Dramatic Reading)

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky


The story tells of the inner turmoil of Rodion Raskolnikov, a student in St. Petersburg who commits murder. His psychological and moral agit…

A Romp Through Philosophy for Complete Beginners

Read by Marianne Talbot


Marianne Talbot


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Dorothy Dale's Camping Days

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Margaret Penrose


So the parties separated and then Dorothy was free to leave her hiding place. She longed to tell her friends the strange story, but she knew…

The Rose Garden Husband

Read by Mary Herndon Bell


Margaret Widdemer


This novel was written by Margaret Widdemer, who won the Pulitzer prize for her collection of poetry in 1919. Phyllis is a 25-years-old chi…

Fidelity

Read by Arielle Lipshaw


Susan Glaspell


The small Midwestern town of Freeport was scandalized years ago when Ruth Holland, then a young girl, ran away to the West with a married ma…

The Bartlett Mystery

Read by Kirsten Wever


Louis Tracy


This is a fast-paced mystery, set in New York City, has two or three really interesting ("round") characters, a solid plot, no che…

Moll Flanders - Version 2

Read by Peter Dann


Daniel Defoe


This warm and witty novel presents itself as the first person narration of an immensely likeable and resourceful woman who, born in the most…

This Path We Share: Reflecting on 60 Years of Marriage

Read by Lois T. Hjelmstad


Lois T. Hjelmstad


Why did a shy farm boy from North Dakota and an obstreperous 17 year old from South Dakota meet in Colorado? How did they forge a relations…

Evelina

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Frances Burney


In this epistolary novel, we find a young woman named Evelina, who was raised in rural seclusion until her eighteenth year because of her un…

Lady Jim of Curzon Street

Read by Jim Locke


Fergus Hume


Faced with bankruptcy and trapped in an unhappy marriage, Lady Jim Kaims has to solve her problems alone. After every decent way fails her, …

A Peep Behind the Scenes

Read by Abigail Rasmussen


Mrs. O. F. Walton


Rosalie is the daughter of a traveling theater master and is envied by many young girls as she appears to live a life full of glamour, glitz…

Dorothy Dale At Glenwood School

Read by Lynne T


Margaret Penrose


The second book in the Dorothy Dale series, in which Dorothy and her friends have an unfortunate encounter, which has long-lasting implicati…

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