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Up the River


Read by Stevan Simmons


Up the River is the sixth and last of "The Great Western Series." The events of the story occur on the coast of Florida, in the Gu…

Down South or Yacht Adventure in Florida


Read by Stevan Simmons


"Down South" is the fifth and last volume but one of the "Great Western Series." The action of the story is confined ent…

Watch and Wait; The Young Fugitives


Read by Scarlett Martin


One soft summer evening, when Woodville was crowned with the glory and beauty of the joyous season, three strangers presented themselves bef…

Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant


Read by Scarlett Martin


This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn …

The Birthday Party, A Story for Little Folks


Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Flora Lee's birthday came in July. Her mother wished very much to celebrate the occasion in a proper manner. Flora was a good girl, and her …

In School and Out; The Conquest of Richard Grant


Read by Scarlett Martin


The second volume of the Woodville Stories contains the experience of Richard Grant, "in school and out." We are sorry to say that…

Haste and Waste; The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain


Read by Scarlett Martin


The sixth and last volume of the Woodville stories contains the record of a mechanical, rather than a moral triumph, though the virtues of p…

Work and Win; Noddy Newman on a Cruise


Read by Scarlett Martin


The fourth book of the Woodville Series shares the progress of a boy whose education had been neglected, and whose moral attributes were of …

The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton


Read by LibriVox Volunteers


The Bunkers are a group of rebellious boys who make life miserable for many on the shores of an upstate New York Lake. Captain Sedley's son,…

Hope and Have; Fanny Grant Among the Indians


Read by Scarlett Martin


The fifth volume of the Woodville stories contains the experience of Fanny Grant, who from a very naughty girl became a very good one, by th…

Riverdale Stories: A Story for Little Folks


Read by Scarlett Martin


A compilation of stories of the children of Riverdale who learn life lessons of how to be kind, polite, and helpful as they grow up. Writte…

Dolly and I: Story for Little Folks


Read by Victoria Alice Bell


Katherine Green an envious girl is given a pretty doll by her Aunt Jane. Christmastime is approaching... Nellie Green her sister who is quit…