Historical
Priest on Horseback-Father Farmer
Read by Maria Therese
Eva K. Betz
A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass…
A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter
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Alice Turner Curtis
Sylvia Fulton is a ten-years-old girl from Boston who stayed in Charleston, South Carolina, before the opening of the Civil War. She loves h…
A Group of Noble Dames
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of…
True Stories of Wonderful Deeds
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William James McGlothlin
37 short pieces perfect for newer recorders. These one page Stories of (mostly) Wonderful Deeds were written for Little Folk to teach them a…
Tales of Troy
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Andrew Lang
These are short stories about the life of Ulysses, the stealing of Helen, Paris, battles, Trojan horses, and more! - Summary by Maggie Trave…
Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem
Read by Patrick Saville
Florence Morse Kingsley
Tor is a young beggar living in the city of Jerusalem during the tumultuous time of the Roman occupation. Shouts of hope are the last thing …
Stories from the History of Rome
Read by Melissa Jane
Emily Beesly
Mrs. Emily Beesly, the writer of this brilliant narrative, lived in an era of nothing but fairy tales and "the stories of nursery life&…
Under the Lilacs
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Louisa May Alcott
When a raggedy boy from the circus limps into the lives of the Moss family, he is unlike any child they have ever met. With his devoted and …
A Candle For Our Lady
Read by Maria Therese
Regina Victoria Hunt
Dark times for British Catholics hung over England in the days of King Henry VIII. Henry, influenced by the hated Thomas Cromwell, fell into…
The Black-Bearded Barbarian
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Mary Esther Miller Macgregor
A fictionalized biography of George Mackay (1844-1901), an influential Presbyterian missionary in northern Taiwan. (Summary by Edmund Bloxam…
North by Night
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Peter Burchard
This story opens on St. Helena Island in July 1863. It is fiction but the battle and prison experiences of Lieutenant Timothy Bradford are b…
Purple Springs
Read by Atul Sharma
Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. Born in Ontario, she moved as…
The Mexican Twins
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
Join Tonio (short for Antonio), and Tita (short for Margarita) as they celebrate Mexican Fiestas, play bullfight, and get lost! (Summary by …
Saxby
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Emma Leslie
Set in the 17th Century, this book tells of the backdrop to the settlement of New England in the American Colonies: the struggles of the Chu…
The Puritan Twins
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
Join the Puritan Twins Nancy and Daniel in early American times as they have fun and get into trouble... Caution. There are instances of t…
Sweet Clover
Read by E Tayaban
Clara Louise Burnham
A romance set against the backdrop of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. (Summary by E Tayaban)