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Over the Hills and Far Away: A Story of New Zealand

Read by Lewis Fletcher


Charlotte Evans


One of the very first New Zealand novels, Over the Hills and Far Away is a heavily romanticised tale of a woman's journey from England to Ot…

Our Village, Volume 1

Read by Anne Fletcher


Mary Russell Mitford


This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about…

The Mother's Recompense

Read by Anne Fletcher


Edith Wharton


Kate Cephane, now living in self-imposed exile in France, left her three-year-old daughter Anne behind when she fled her impossibly unhappy …

The Statement of Stella Maberly

Read by Anne Fletcher


F. Anstey


From childhood Stella Maberly has been violently wilful and jealous, yet certain of her own superiority. She can be loving and friendly, but…

The Square Emerald

Read by Anne Fletcher


Edgar Wallace


What appears to be a straightforward case of blackmail develops into an exciting, complex web for our heroine, a feisty girl detective attac…

Sally on the Rocks

Read by Anne Fletcher


Winifred Boggs


Sally Lunton has led a bohemian lifestyle in Paris, but now at 31 she returns to Little Crampton disillusioned, no job, no money and no hope…

The Adventuress

Read by Anne Fletcher


Arthur B. Reeve


Another adventure in the series starring scientist/detective Craig Kennedy, a Sherlock Holmes type of character. This one features family fe…

A Mummer's Wife

Read by Anne Fletcher


George Moore


Kate is a dress maker in the north of England who always did what was decided for her: serving those who come her way, marrying a man who is…

The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant

Read by Anne Fletcher


Violet Tweedale


Romantic entanglements and scandals of friends and families come to light when two women arrive to start new lives in the countryside. - Su…

The White People

Read by Anne Fletcher


Frances Hodgson Burnett


A young girl living in remote Scotland discovers she has a unique gift for seeing what others cannot. This ultimately hopeful and positive s…

Bambi: A Life in the Woods

Read by Anne Fletcher


Felix Salten


Coming of age and journey into adulthood of young deer as he confronts the harsh realities of life and death in the forest. - Summary by Ann…

A Wheel Within A Wheel

Read by Anne Fletcher


Frances E. Willard


Frances Willard was an influential campaigner and educator for social reforms, temperance and women's education, suffrage and empowerment, a…

Our Village, Volume 2

Read by Anne Fletcher


Mary Russell Mitford


This volume continues Miss Mitford's reflections on the changes to village life and characters when she returns two years after the end of V…

Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story

Read by Anne Fletcher


Angela Brazil


Two girls with the same name and completely different characteristics visit the seaside and become friends. (Summary by Victoria)Note: Pleas…

Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state

Read by Lewis Fletcher


George Davis


The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, "Frostiana; o…

The Magic Nuts

Read by Anne Fletcher


Mary Louisa Molesworth


A delightful children’s story about Leonore, a little English girl, taken by her governess to Fraulein Elsa’s home town in an (unnamed) coun…

Letters from Mrs Palmerstone to Her Daughter, Volume One

Read by Anne Fletcher


Rachel Hunter


The extended title of these volumes is 'Inculcating Morality by Entertaining Narratives”, and in the preface the Author indicates she offere…

India's Love Lyrics

Read by Helen Williford-Lower


Laurence Hope


The poetry of Adela Florence Cory aka Violet Nicolson, is some of the most unique and passionate in the English language. Under the pen name…

The World's Herds and Flocks

In Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

Read by Helen


Ernest Ingersoll


Scientist and prolific author, Ernest Ingersoll, in this book gives as an overview of animal life. Included here are descriptions of sea li…

Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe (Chapter 1)

In American Women's Literature, 1847 to 1922

Read by Helen


Charles Edward Stowe and Harriet Beecher Stowe


This is a collection of 20 short stories and long-form poetry by American women writers. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

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