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The Runaway Feathers

In The Wonderful Land of Up

Read by Penny Coffeen

Olive Roberts Barton

Rose, Dick and Jim Dandy run away on an adventure, wishing that they were at the circus. Dick just doesn't want to go to the photographer! …

Chapter V: "She's My Little Girl"

In Five Little Peppers and Their Friends

Read by Penny Coffeen

Margaret Sidney

From the Preface: "There were so many interesting friends of the Five Little Peppers, whose lives were only the faintest of outlines in…

The Plattner Story

In The Plattner Story and Others

Read by Penny Witt

H. G. Wells

A collection of short science fiction stories, written by H.G. Wells. - Summary by Krista Zaleski

Decline of Drama

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 083

Read by Penny Witt

Stephen Leacock

“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.” “You can never know everything, my child, but you can learn many things from books.” Accordin…

The Man-O'War's 'Er 'Usband

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082

Read by Penny Witt

David William Bone

"Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?” Theologian J. Gres…

Cornelia Andrews

In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…

Read by Penny Witt

Various

These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

The Snow Man

In The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's …

Read by Penny Witt

Ada M. Skinner

A collection of Christmas, Winter, and New Year tales and poems compiled by Ada M. Skinner and Eleanor L. Skinner (Summary by RomaSingh)

Chapter 1

In The Story of Live Dolls and More About Live Dolls

Read by Penny Coffeen

Josephine Scribner Gates

A cute little story about a village where dolls come to life. Along with another story about live dolls. - Summary by Victoria BellCast for …

Preface

In Modern Magic

Read by Penny Witt

Maximilian Schele De Vere

M. (Maxamilian) Schele de Vere was born in Sweden in 1820 and studied language in Germany before eventually becoming a professor of modern l…

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