Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was best known for her novels about children and families ("Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" and "Mother Carey's Chickens"), but she was also a celebrated short story writer of romance.
In "A Cathedral Courtship", Kitty Schuyler is laboriously touring Europe's great cath...
When the King and Queen were ready to have a child, the Queen did what all good queens do; she visited the local witch. But she forgot to specify the King wanted a boy child. On the Princess' 18th birthday, the King, who was a very disagreeable King, banished the Princess to an island surrounded by...
Lucy goes looking for her handkerchiefs and finds Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle but is this little lady all that she seems to be?
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works have been seen as evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he himself allegedly coined. He is regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century writers. Fitzgerald was of the self-styled "Lost Generation", Americans bor...
No one could protect her once she was inside. No friend would hear her if she screamed. A brilliant undercover journalist and actress, Nellie Bly is admitted into Blackwell's Island asylum in New York as a homeless "crazy" lady. What will she be in 10 days?
The year is 1887, and the public is unaw...
"George Washington's Farewell Address" is a letter written by George Washington to the people of the United States of America. It was Washington's valedictory after 20 years of service to the new nation. It is a classic statement of republicanism, warning Americans of the political dangers they can...
Paul Revere is the subject, and his famous ride is the adventure found in this short poem by acclaimed author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A delight for all ages, narrated by Glenn Hascall.
The Island That Sank Beneath the Sea is an original, audiobook-style retelling inspired by the ancient Egyptian "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor," shaped specifically for spoken performance. In Mike Vendetti's steady, seasoned narration, you'll hear of a great ship shattered by a sudden storm, one su...
You married the man of your dreams-and inherited the kids of your nightmares. Plus their mother.
Congratulations. You’re now a Stepmother. Or, as fairy tales would have it, the Villain.
I, too, am a stepmother - and have been dealing with the fallout for over a decade. Did I set out to be wicked...
In 1901, Mr. Bedford has taken a relaxing sabbatical to Lympne, to work on completing the writing of his latest play. He intends to enjoy a relaxing, inspiring time away from the usual concerns of daily life. That all changes when he meets Mr. Cavor, a rather eccentric scientist whose ideas may just...
Mr. Jeremy Fisher goes fishing and encounters such dangers! Oh dear, will he ever go fishing again?
When the town’s least favorite and most self-entitled family stands to inherit the entire Crowley fortune, leaving several deserving relatives out of the will entirely, Nancy Drew suspects there’s a more recent, as yet undiscovered, will.
With the help of her father, Nancy works to find the update...
