The Broad Highway - audiobook
John Jeffery FARNOL (1878 - 1952)
Our hero, Peter Vibart, an Oxford graduate with no means of support but for 10 guineas he has inherited, sets out on a walking tour of the Kent countryside. Along the way, he meets many quaint and adoring characters as well as a few ne'er-do-wells, meets with several disasters and triumphs, and eventually he meets "The Woman," who leads him to even more disasters and triumphs. (Introduction by John Lieder)
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Category: Romance
Persuasion (dramatic reading) - audiobook
Jane AUSTEN (1775 - 1817)
More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with Read more [...]
Free Air - audiobook
Sinclair LEWIS (1885 - 1951)
This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is wooed and won by a noble but simple commoner she meets along the way. Lewis is at his usual wryly humorous self, poking fun at the upper class and treating the common people only slightly better. Summary by Hollis Hanover.
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The Enchanted Barn - audiobook
Grace Livingston HILL (1865 - 1947)
The Hollisters, a bright, spirited, wholesome family, are compelled to move into the country. After many efforts to secure a home, Shirley, eldest of the Hollisters, contrives a way out by renting a magnificent old stone barn at a ridiculously low price, transforming it into a house. The owner of the barn is not an ordinary landlord, as you will see, for he is a young man with fine ideals, and he is not content with establishing Read more [...]
The Yellow House - audiobook
E. Phillips OPPENHEIM (1866 - 1946)
Vicar and his two daughters move to a small, quiet country village and soon learn that their neighbor in the yellow house holds secrets that will change everything they thought to be real in their lives. (Summary by Sharon Kilmer)
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Romance, Published 1900 onward
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
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The Good-Natured Man - audiobook
Oliver GOLDSMITH (1730 - 1774)
By the playwright of the more popular She Stoops to Conquer, The Good-Natured Man is the comedic story of misguided philanthropy, mistaken identity, and secret romance. Will Honeywell, The Good-Natured Man, see through the lies and trickery surrounding his generosity? Will Leontine and Olivia's true relationship be found out? And just what is that Lofty guy up to...? (Summary by Amanda Friday)
Cast:
Narrator: Katy Fossil
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Kilmeny of the Orchard - audiobook
Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
Eric Marshall is all that a well brought-up young man should be. Handsome, steadfast, and full of ambition, he is expected to expand the Marshall & Company empire -- and to marry a woman suitable to replace his mother in Nova Scotia's finest circles. When a sick friend asks for a favour, becoming a substitute schoolmaster in the Prince Edward Island countryside seems the perfect post-graduation lark. But when Eric wanders Read more [...]
Adeline Mowbray audiobook
Amelia OPIE (1769 - 1853)
Everybody makes mistakes, and everything has a price. This novel describes, according to it's name, the life of Adeline Mowbray, full of everything: sorrow, happiness, falsehood, truth, kindness, and mistakes. This novel is an exploration of the human heart. Be prepaired for a strong and enjoyable read. (Summary by Stav Nisser)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Romance
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
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The Harvester audiobook
Gene STRATTON-PORTER (1863 - 1924)
The Harvester is one of Gene Stratton-Porter's romantic novels which combine a love of nature, high moral ideals and a good plot.
This is the story of a young man who lives in the country side with his dog and other animals and grows herbs to sell to medical drug supply houses.
One evening, he has a vision of his Dream Girl and this is the story of his search for her and what happens when he finds her. (Summary by Readaholic)
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The Evil Genius audiobook
Wilkie COLLINS (1824 - 1889)
The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled "A Domestic Scene". It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, including the "evil genius", and their governess Sydney Westerfield. In colorful pictures, Collins presents the story of this family, which becomes entangled in the often hyprocritical Victorian perceptions of morality and decency. (Summary by Carolin)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Romance
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
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The Talisman audiobook
Sir Walter SCOTT (1771 - 1832)
The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour? -- Written Read more [...]
First Love audiobook
Ivan TURGENEV (1818 - 1883), translated by Constance GARNETT (1861 - 1946)
The title of the novella is almost an adequate summary in itself. The "boy-meets-girl-then-loses-her" story is universal but not, I think, banal - despite a surprise ending which notoriously turns out to be very little of a surprise. First Love is given its originality and poignancy by Turgenev's mastery of the piercing turning-point (akin to Joyce's "epiphanies") that transforms the character's whole Read more [...]
The Breaking Point audiobook
Mary Roberts RINEHART (1876 - 1958)
Mary Roberts Rinehart -- "America's Agatha Christie," as she used to be called -- set this story in a New York suburban town, shortly after the end of the first world war. Dick Livingstone is a young, successful doctor, who in the course of events becomes engaged to Elizabeth Wheeler. But there is a mystery about his past, and he thinks himself honor-bound to unravel it before giving himself to her in marriage. In particular, a shock Read more [...]
The Parasite audiobook
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
Being a physiologist, Austin Gilroy is unconvinced that the occult is real. His friend Professor Wilson, however, is not only convinced that psychical powers are real, but eagerly desires that Gilroy should be persuaded. To this end, Wilson invites Austin to his house for a demonstration. The effect is that Austin, although still skeptical, now concedes that there is more in the matter than he at first believed. But when the psychic, Miss Read more [...]
I Do Not Love Thee
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah NORTON (1808 – 1877)
Librivox volunteers bring you twenty different readings of Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton’s I Do Not Love Thee, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)
Genre(s): Poetry, Romance
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
Anne's House of Dreams (dramatic reading)
Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
In the next installment of the Anne series, newlyweds Anne and Gilbert move to the harbor town of Four Winds. There they meet new friends and experience joy as well as heartbreak. (Summary by wildemoose)
Cast:
Anne/Narrator: Arielle Lipshaw
Diana Barry: Eden Rea-Hedrick
Marilla Cuthbert/Marshall Elliott: Elizabeth Klett
Mrs. Rachel Lynde: Caprisha Page
Mrs. Harmon Andrews/Davy Keith: TriciaG
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Anne of the Island (dramatic reading)
Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley. Anne of the Island was published in 1915, seven years after the bestselling Anne of Green Gables. In the continuing story of Anne Shirley, Anne attends Redmond College in Kingsport, where she is studying for her BA. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast:
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Anne of Avonlea (dramatic reading)
Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from Anne of Green Gables, as well as new ones like Mr. Harrison, Miss Lavendar Lewis, Paul Irving, and the twins Dora and Davy. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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Three Men and a Maid audiobook
P. G. WODEHOUSE (1881 - 1975)
This book with two titles, Three Men and a Maid in the USA and The Girl on the Boat in the UK is a typical PG Wodehouse romantic comedy, involving, at various times: a disastrous talent quest, a lawyer with a revolver, a bulldog with a mind of his own and a suit of armour!
The maid, or marriageable young woman, of the American title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina "Billie" Bennet. The three men are Bream Mortimer, a long-time Read more [...]
Thurley Ruxton audiobook
Philip Verrill MIGHELS (1869 - 1911)
This is a rags to riches romance about an exceedingly beautiful, poor, young girl (Thurley Ruxton) who is mentored by one of New York's elite hostesses. In order to draw them into her social circle, she allows all the famous and moneyed populous of Gothem to believe that Thurley is the princess Thurvinia hiding in New York to escape an arranged marriage. This causes all manner of high drama and romance with a suitable ending. (Summary Read more [...]