Family & Relationships
Java Head
Java Head is a novel of the American merchant marine at the beginning of the great clipper ship era. It is laid in Salem, when that city was…
Jonas on a Farm in Winter
This little work, with its companion, Jonas On A Farm In Summer, is intended as the continuation of a series, the first two volumes of which…
The Guermantes Way
Vols. 3 and 4 of Remembrance of Things Past.The hero, Marcel, meets the duchess of Guermantes in the role of his parent's landlady. The hero…
The Fairy Latchkey
Philomene Isolde is a good little girl, but has been very lonely since the death of her mother. Playing make-believe in the garden, Philomen…
Miss Lochinvar
At breakfast, Mr. Graham drops the bombshell that his niece -- Joan, Jane or Janet, he's not sure which, will be arriving from the west to l…
The Little Colonel at Boarding-School
Because of the illness of her grandfather, Lloyd Sherman, the Little Colonel, finds herself being sent off to boarding school from her home …
The Windy Hill
When two children come to stay with their cousin, they immediately realize something is wrong, but no one will tell them what. Their cousin …
Understood Betsy
Elizabeth Ann is a timid, sickly little girl who lives with her Aunt Frances and her Great-Aunt Harriet. When Great-Aunt Harriet becomes ill…
In Times Like These
"Believing that the woman's claim to a common humanity is not an unreasonable one, and that the successful issue of such claim rests pr…
The Life Of Riley
Enjoy the classic radio series, The Life Of Riley, from 1949. This beloved show captures the humorous and heartwarming moments of family lif…
Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse
As Jean Craig finished her training and prepared for graduation, illness struck—first in her own family, and later in epidemics that swept t…
The Misses Mallett
The arrival of the eligible Francis Sales disturbs the calm existence of the four Misses Mallett in this social satire. Three women love him…
Hints for Lovers
"Hints for Lovers" is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and de…
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
Bunny Brown and his little sister, Sue, have been having adventures and fun, and getting into scrapes, since the early 1900s. From Chapter O…
Holiday Stories for Young People
"Boys and girls, I am proud to call a host of you my personal friends, and I dearly love you all. It has been a great pleasure to me to…
The Confessions of a Daddy
The wry humor of Ellis Parker Butler, who gave us the classic Pigs Is Pigs, takes us into his own married life where Marthy and Hiram live q…
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…
The Adventures of Tommy Blake
Child of an atheist father and a devoutly Catholic mother, Tommy has been from childhood the object of a battle of love. Tommy’s courage and…
On Angel's Wings
Louisa Lilias Plunket Greene was an Irish author of children's books. However, like any good book for children, this book is also for adults…
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's book--enjoyed by all ages!--by British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Be…