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Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity of Purpose
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Grant Allen
"In this early detective novel, the detective is Hilda Wade. She is a very capable nurse, but there is something mysterious about her f…
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 2
Read by Michele Eaton
Eliza Haywood
This has been said to be the first female development novel in English. Betsy leaves her emotionally and financially abusive husband Munden …
Children's Language and Literacy Impairments
Read by Dorothy Bishop
Dorothy Bishop
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Doctor Izard
Read by Lee Smalley
Anna Katharine Green
The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one…
The Wide, Wide World
Read by Bridget Gaige
Susan Warner
"How should a seven year old child react when forced to be separated from a mother who meant everything to her? How should she react wh…
Gretchen
Read by Celine Major
Mary Jane Holmes
Rich and sophisticated Arthur Tracy returns to Tracy Park after several years abroad confused and mentally unstable. Initially claiming that…
Abigail Adams and Her Times
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Laura E. Howe Richards
This is a young person's biography of Abigail Adams that will appeal to readers of all ages. In the author's own words, "I am not writi…
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Read by Cori Samuel
Mary Seacole
I should have thought that no preface would have been required to introduce Mrs. Seacole to the British public, or to recommend a book which…
Concerning Isabel Carnaby
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Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler and Edith Henrietta Fowler
Isabel Carnaby returns from India. She starts looking for a place in upper class British society. At the begining, people are sceptical of h…
A Fair Barbarian
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
The setting is a small English village in the 19th century. When her niece shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, a quiet spinster finds her…
K.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
"K" is the initial of the mysterious lodger without a first name who rents a room from Sidney to escape his past. Sidney herself r…
The White Linen Nurse
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The White Linen Nurse is a hysterical story of an exhausted nurse who comes to regret her profession and then somehow finds herself caring f…
Summer Surprise
Read by Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll
Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll
Chad is in love with Amy. He knows it now, but isn't sure how to deal with it.
It's summer vacation before starting high school. Chad has r…
A Marriage at Sea
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William Clark Russell
Herbert Barclay is desperately in love with Grace Bellassys, but a number of factors stand in the way of their happiness, the biggest of whi…
The Mystery at Dark Cedars
Read by Cari Shorrock
Edith Lavell
Mary Louise and her friend Jane take on a mystery. The first in a series featuring these charming young detectives. (Summary by CariJS)
Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life
Read by Alan Winterrowd
Richard Marsh
Judith Lee is a young woman with an unusual gift, she can read lips at a distance as well as she can hear the person next to her. Her skill …
Mary Louise (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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L. Frank Baum
Mary Louise is a girl who lives with her mother and grandfather. Ever since she was small, every little while they have had to pack up and m…
Lost for Love
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
EXCERPT: In all things that he did, Flora's well-being was the doctor's paramount consideration. He brought pleasant people to his house; me…
Village Life in America
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Caroline Cowles Richards Clarke
A diary of a young school girl in Canandaigua, New York during the Civil War. (Summary by MaryElizabeth)
Flower of the Dusk
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Myrtle Reed
Published in 1908, this is the story of two small families and the agreeable couple who help them. The heartfelt Norths, though clouded by d…