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ANN MARY; HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS by MARY E .WILKINS FREEMAN
A little girl is temporarily abandoned on Thanksgiving when her family has to rush away to the next town to care for an ailing relative
6 months, 1 week ago
HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
How was Thanksgiving celebrated in the 1860's? After the Civil War, affairs of home and hearth became much more important to families who suffered s…
6 months, 1 week ago
THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP by BRET HARTE
In this short story by Bret Harte, first published in the August 1868 issue of Overland Monthly, a baby boy is born an orphan in a gold mining camp i…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
JEEVES IN THE SPRINGTIME by P.G. WODEHOUSE
Bertie Wooster is approached by his old pal Bingo for help in the romamce departmentm and needs Jeeve's advice. It seems that Bertie has fallen hea…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
A DEPARTMENTAL CASE by O.HENRY
An ex-Texas Ranger, Indian fighter working as a commisioner of a small office in the state govenrment is approached by a down and out woman who is se…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
THE FLYING STARS A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K. CHESTERTON
The story takes place at an English manor home at Christmastime, where family and friends are gathering to celebrate the season. Father Brown is a cl…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
THE COUNTRY COTTAGE and THE SCHOOL MISTREESS by ANTON CHEKHOV
So much for that quiet holiday weekend so longed for by these two newlyweds! It's FAMILY TIME!!!!
Anton Chekhov's "A Country Cottage" centers on two …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING and A BRAVE LITTLE QUAKERESS
The First Thanksgiving- Published in 'Short Stories From American History in 1905 by Blaisdell & Ball, this story of the 1621 Plymouth Celebration te…
7 months ago
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: BRIGHTEN'S SISTER-IN-LAW by HENRY LAWSON
This story was a great find and is still one of our best performing episodes. Henry Lawson's "Brighten's Sister-In-Law" is a poignant narrative, a cl…
7 months ago
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY A GREENWICH VILLAGE STORY
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY
New York City in Greenwich Village around 1910 was a haven for aspiring artists and anyone looking for …
7 months, 1 week ago