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Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 9 | Listen: 3

Published anonymously in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (with an earlier draft also appearing as “Arrow-Tip” in The Aristidean), The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier is one of the few known works of long-form fiction written by Walt Whitman during the earliest part of his career. It tells the story of Arrow-Tip, a Native American who falls victim to frontier prejudice after the presumed murder of local blacksmith Peter Brown. Despite his presumed innocence, he is soon sentenced to die by hanging — even though there exists evidence that could possibly exonerate him. This narrative is further complicated by the presence of Boddo, a hideously deformed hunchback who is ostracized by the white settlers due to his mixed-race heritage. Fueled by spite and anger, Boddo uses this opportunity to take vengeance upon those who once tormented and humiliated him. – Summary by ChuckW [chương_files]

Outdoor Girls in the Saddle

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 25 | Listen: 3

Mrs. Nelson, Betty’s mother, through the death of a relative, has become the owner of a ranch. The most important thing about this ranch—in the estimation of the girls, at least—is the fact that it was situated right in the midst of a great gold-mining district. How the girls with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson went to the ranch, spending a glorious few weeks in the saddle, and how gold was finally found on the ranch is told of in detail in this volume. This is book number twelve in the “Outdoor Girls” series. (Summary from the next book) [chương_files]

Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 22 | Listen: 3

Mowatt wrote The Fortune Hunter to be submitted to a contest held by the New World newspaper. (The novel won the $100 prize.) Contest rules dictated that the title of the work, that the setting had to be New York, and that the text had to be completed within six months. So, recycling a few characters from short stories written under the pen name “Helen Berkeley,” Mowatt quickly created a tale that started with two fashionable fellows in search of wealthy wives — Brainard and Ellery. They, in turn, are pursued by the inexorable debt collector, Mr. Badger. Then the reader is introduced to the objects of the bachelors’ chase, the Clinton sisters. The elder sister, Rachel, has become so disgusted with this cynical game of fortune hunting that she has decided to renounce her claim to her portion of her father’s fortune to escape the mendacity of suitors like Brainard and Ellery. Ester, the melodramatic, Byron-quoting, younger sister (who is now trying to go by the name Estelle) is perfectly happy to play the game, as long as it is by the rules she sets. Love is no game to Miss Arria Walton, the penniless orphan ward of the Clinton’s father and best friend of the sisters, who is desperately in love with young Dr. Edgar Chadwick. Rapid twists and turns of fate and sudden reversals of fortune characterize the plot of this comic melodrama that is part Jane Austen, part Charles Dickens, but establishes a delightful Victorian Americana […]

Wind in the Willows (Version 7 Dramatic Reading)

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Action & Adventure, Animals & Nature, Children's Fiction
Chapter: 13 | Listen: 2

Join Mole and Water Rat for terrifically fun romps along a river and through burrows and forests . . . visiting with Otter and Mr. Badger, and witnessing crazy adventures by Mr. Toad as he evades the authorities and meets various interesting individuals. Kenneth Grahame’s classic was first published in 1908, but continues to delight young and old folks today. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins) Cast List: Narrator: Lynette Caulkins Badger: Scott Caulkins Mole: Shelly Toad: Patrick Smith Otter: Marissa Siobhan Wayfarer/Sea Rat: J. Schumacher Water Rat/Elderly Rabbit: Jim Hedrick Girl: Jasmin Salma Engineer: Rich Brown Barge Woman: Vonna Gentleman: Larry Wilson Gypsy: Wayne Cook Rabbit 2: Mira Williams Rabbit 3: Joanna Michal Hoyt Conscience: Sandra Hedgehog: Little Peanut Fieldmouse 1: Andrea Attwood Fieldmouse 2: Robin Lamb Fieldmouse 3: Starling Reader Chairman/Caroler: Mozart Jr. Clerk: Marie Christian Sergeant: Amanda Chandler Detective 1: David Purdy Detective 2/Caroler: Therese Lindholm Detective 3: Glehnmarc Hibburt Fox/Caroler: Jenn Broda Sparrow 1: Diane Alailima Sparrow 2/Caroler: Fiona Wilson Sparrow 3/Caroler: Meredith Wilson Sparrow 4: Medorakay Sparrow 5: Jonny117 Ferret: Scarbo Stoat/Motor Car: Jack Ball Caroler: Diane Caroler: Mira Williams [chương_files]

House of Love

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Religion
Chapter: 15 | Listen: 5

“‘Little gal,’ he repeated, ‘air ye all alone in the world?’ This time the sound resolved itself into an unmistakable sob.” With these words we are introduced to young Doris Avery. Newly orphaned, penniless, and without a single friend, Doris is sent to Waverly Ridge where she has been hired to work in a farm household. With her mother’s last words, “Remember, dear, you are God’s little girl,” echoing in her mind still, Doris enters service in a house full of strangers. Many are ambivalent toward her, all are lonely, and some fill the house with hate. (Summary by elizaz) [chương_files]

Carpenter’s Geographical Reader: South America

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Reference, Travel & Geography
Chapter: 45 | Listen: 3

In this book the children are taken by the author upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South American continent. The book will, it is believed, aid in putting flesh and blood on the bones of the geographies, and will give a living interest to geographical study. (from the Preface) [chương_files]

1900 or The Last President

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 4 | Listen: 3

The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely president. On election night, riots broke out in the streets of New York. The city was paralyzed with dread. Mobs organized under the lead of Anarchists and Socialists. Farther South, people celebrated. This was a President elected by the working class and he was a President who followed through with his commitment to fight for the rights of the people. This president would fight to end the enslavement of the people by money lenders, big bankers, corporations and government overtax. But can he be successful in a society that is rapidly absorbing socialist ideologies? – Summary by CJ Plogue [chương_files]

Doctor Luttrell’s First Patient

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 24 | Listen: 1

Doctor Markus Luttrell and his new wife Olivia, a former governess, are trying to start building their nest. Problems arise when doctor Luttrell cannot find work and Olivia has to take care of the house. The financial problems make their marriage more and more difficult. They make ends meet before their rich neighbor needs doctor Luttrell. Would they be able to come up in the world? Would they be happy? – Summary by Stav Nisser. [chương_files]

Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 24 | Listen: 4

Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about life in the theater based on Mowatt’s career on stage. The stories, “Stella,” “The Prompter’s Daughter,” and “The Unknown Tragedian” reveal the every-day challenges faced by Victorian theatrical workers and argue against prejudices against this profession still held by many people at that time. – Summary by Kelly S. Taylor [chương_files]

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series

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Essays & Short Works, Travel & Geography
Chapter: 26 | Listen: 9

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinating he decided to stay there for the rest of his life. In these essays and recollections he expresses his curiosity, bewilderment, and marvel at Japanese tradition, culture and lifestyle. Lafcadio Hearn is best known as the most notable person to introduce Japan to the West. He produced about thirty works, including translations, retellings of folktales, and travelogues. – Summary by mlcui [chương_files]