Family & Relationships
In the Garden of Delight
This novel is narrated in the first person and revolves around a character named Lil (somewhat autobiographical of the author) and the dynam…
Hints for Lovers
"Hints for Lovers" is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and de…
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…
Mary Louise
Mary Louise is a girl who lives with her mother and grandfather. Ever since she was small, every little while they have had to pack up and m…
Her Benny
A very heart touching story about two homeless children, a brother and sister, living on the streets of Liverpool, England during Victorian …
Bringing up the Boy
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…
A Sham Princess
Bertram Sinclair and his sister Eleanor are orphans living in squalid conditions. Bert is watching as his sister "Prin" lies sick …
By The Turtles of Tasman
Turn of the century sibling rivalry between successful but uptight California businessman and his ne'er-do-well older brother, both widowers…
The Pathway of the Pioneer
The story of seven girls who have banded themselves together for mutual help and cheer under the name of "Nous Autres." They repre…
Sowing and Reaping
This novel is subtitled A Temperance Story, which identifies explicitly the focus of the work. Frances Harper is a Christian moralist and us…
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…
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…
Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle
This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and h…
The Whole Family
A 1908 NaNoWriMo forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage…
Steve and the Steam Engine
Young Stephen Tolman disobeys his father and takes the family car out for a ride with a group of classmates, resulting in scratches and ding…
Daddy Takes Us Skating
Hal and Mabel's Daddy knows everything - how a thermometer works, what makes a car go, why we get warm when we run. It's a cold and icy even…
The Camp Fire Girls in After Years
The sixth volume of the Camp Fire Girls Series will be known as “The Camp Fire Girls in After Years.” In this story the girls will appear as…
Black-Eyed Susan
Susan has black eyes and that's why her grandfather calls her his little black-eyed Susan. Her pink cheeks and merry smile remind her grandm…
That Office Boy
A new story by Father Finn! It will be glad news to many to learn that Father Finn has found time from his many duties to write a new story,…
The Friendship of Anne
This is the story of Sydney Stuart who is sent to a girls' boarding school (to her disgust) with all its difficulties and adventures. Sydney…