Family & Relationships
Liliecrona's Home
Liliecrona's Home was published in Sweden 1911, translated into English by Anna Harwell and published in London in 1913. The story is set in…
Ruffles and Danny
A nice little story about a widower, his 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and their vacation from their home in Colorado to the shor…
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…
What Katy Did
Katy Carr always gets in trouble for everything. When her mother died, she told Katy to be a mother to the little ones. But it seems like Ka…
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company…
Mary Ware in Texas
A continuation of the adventures of Mary Ware, the chum of the Little Colonel and the heroine of the tenth volume in the "Little Colone…
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…
On Angel's Wings
Louisa Lilias Plunket Greene was an Irish author of children's books. However, like any good book for children, this book is also for adults…
Hints for Lovers
"Hints for Lovers" is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and de…
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells the story of how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poo…
Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat
Heidi ist zurückgekehrt zum Alpöhi. Der ist darüber so froh, dass er nach Jahrzehnten zum ersten Mal wieder die Kirche im D&o…
Brother Jacob
Brother Jacob is a poignant short story by George Eliot that delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the nature of ambition. At …
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…
Hope Farm Notes
“Most of these notes were originally printed in the Rural New-Yorker from week to week and covering a period of about 20 years. . . . From t…
The Two Brothers
“The Two Brothers” (1842) is part of Balzac’s great life work, the novel series known as “The Human Comedy.” Balzac’s French title was “La R…
An heiligen Wassern
Im Dorf Sankt Peter im Schweizer Hochgebirge leben die Bewohner des regenarmen Glottertales mit der ständigen Gefahr von Gletscherabbr&…
Married Love
"Married Love" is one of the most famous 'sex education' manuals. First published in 1918, it sold tens of thousands of copies, an…
The Confessions of a Daddy
The wry humor of Ellis Parker Butler, who gave us the classic Pigs Is Pigs, takes us into his own married life where Marthy and Hiram live q…
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…
Nami-ko
Nami-ko, a young woman of a noble Japanese family, has recently married the naval officer Takeo, the only heir of a friend of her father's. …