Family & Relationships
The Candle and the Cat
"To the memory of TROLLEY, This little story is dedicated."When young Caro goes to stay with her Aunt and Grandfather, the seminar…
The Heel of Achilles
After a difficult childhood, Lydia Raymond, a lower middle class girl, decides to explore her own individuality and climbs the social ladder…
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 …
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the…
The Mother
Life is difficult for The Mother, with a household of husband and children, when her crone of a mother-in-law comes to live with them. It is…
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…
New Faces and Old
A small collection of short stories for children, written by the Catholic Jesuit priest, Fr. Finn. Some of his most well known characters ma…
Clematis
An orphan is found by police and taken to a children's home. In the summer she is sent to the country where a surprise awaits her. - Summary…
The Watsons
The Watsons is one of two novels that Jane Austen left unfinished at her death in 1817. The premise of The Watsons was known to Austen’s fam…
The Chateau of Prince Polignac
A short story by one of the masters of Victorian literature, written early in his career. Characteristic of much of his later novels, it is …
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …
A Sham Princess
Bertram Sinclair and his sister Eleanor are orphans living in squalid conditions. Bert is watching as his sister "Prin" lies sick …
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…
Daddy Takes Us To The Garden
The stories tell of a little boy and girl who go to various places with their dear Daddy. Each book contains something of value regarding na…
Dave Brings Home A Wife
This is a self-contained story-arc over eight chapters from the pages of Steele Rudd's book "Back At Our Selection". The Synopsis…
The Biography of a Prairie Girl
This book is a wonderful way to learn about how the prairies were years ago, but you will hardly feel you are learning because you will be c…
His First and Last Appearance
The scene of the story is laid partly in Milwaukee, partly in New York. It describes the trials of the orphaned Lachance children. The boy h…
It's Like This, Cat
The Newbery-winning novel about 14-year-old Dave Mitchell, coming of age in New York City in the 1960s. A first-person narrative of everyday…
Cradock Nowell
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …