Family & Relationships

Nobody's Rose

by Adele Eugenia Thompson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
In the hustle and bustle of the big city, nobody heard the small cry of a child. A policeman finally stopped and asked her where she lived.…

Jack and Jill

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
When Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months, pu…

Eight Cousins

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
When frail, sickly Rose Campbell is left an orphan following the death of her father, she moves with her eccentric bachelor uncle to a place…

Betty Baird's Golden Year

by Anna Hamlin Weikel Read by Holly Jenson 4.6
It seems that all the people close to Betty are going through major life changes. Lois is certainly spending a lot of time with Dunmore Lane…

The Coryston Family

by Mary Augusta Ward Read by Simon Evers 4.6
Lady Coryston has inherited her husband’s estate but surprisingly has not left it on her death to Coryston (known as Corry) her oldest son. …

The Jumping-Off Place

by Marian Hurd Mcneely Read by tombooker 4.9
Set in 1910, "The Jumping-Off Place" is the story of four orphaned children who leave their home in Wisconsin to "prove up&qu…

Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them

by Samuel Smiles Read by John Greenman 4.4
Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new…

The Pioneers

by Katharine S. Prichard Read by Kirsty Leishman 4.6
The Pioneers is set against the background of pioneering life in the Gippsland region of Victoria in pre-Federation Australia. Mary and Dona…

Aunt Jane's Hero

by Elizabeth Prentiss Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Aunt Jane's Hero tells the story of Aunt Jane, a selfless and nurturing woman whose wisdom and kindness touch the lives of those around her.…

Stories of Successful Marriages

by Walter Besant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications…

What Katy Did

by Susan Coolidge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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…

The Kellys and the O'Kellys

by Anthony Trollope Read by Angel5 4.9
This is the second of Trollope's four Irish novels: A complicated, funny and touching story about family, neighbors and tenants, debt, jeal…

Fern's Hollow

by Hesba Stretton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Ferns Hollow is the sad, but sweet story of a young boy who tragically loses his parents and has to care for his two sisters and crazed gran…

The Fairy of the Snows

by Francis J. Finn and Francis J. Finn, S.J. Read by Maria Therese 4.7
Have you seen a human fairy? Meet Alice Morrow, the dainty fairy of the snows, who will dance her way right into your heart! Get ready to la…

The Art of Kissing

by Will Rossiter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter explores the rich history and cultural significance of one of humanity's most universal expressions of a…

Sons of the Covenant

by Samuel Gordon Read by Adrian Praetzellis 4.8
Born in London's poverty-stricken and heavily Jewish East End, the Lipcott boys create their own successes in life and love. The brothers' c…

Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know

by Asa Don Dickinson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This charming book has many stories that deal mostly with the holiday of Thanksgiving, perfectly suited for family listening and reading. an…

The Little Minister

by J. M. Barrie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Before "Peter Pan" came "The Little Minister", J.M. Barrie's first published novel. This is not a children's book, but r…

The Hope of Happiness

by Meredith Nicholson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A hot and sultry day in the mid-west finds Bruce Storrs trying to cool off and clear his head. He has received a troubling death-bed letter …

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

by Margaret Sidney Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
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…

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