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MOTHER by OWEN WISTER
Mother was written and published originally in an anthology titled A House Party: An account of stories told at a gathering of famous authors. Wister…
3 years ago
PRAIRIE GOLD SOME IOWA MEMORIES
Two stories containing memories of small towns and home on the farm in Iowa from the 1917 book "Prairie Gold". This book featured a collection of "ho…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE SCALER by STUART EDWARD WHITE
A man named Fitzpatrick is sent into the Michigan woods in winter to provide accurate estimates of each days work done by a group of hard case Irish …
3 years, 1 month ago
THE LITTLE BLACK DOLL and UNCLE RICHARD'S NEW YEAR DINNER LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
The Little Black Doll- An orphaned girl being raised by an unloving grandmother does her best to comfort another little girl who has only a few days …
3 years, 1 month ago
ROADS OF DESTINY O.HENRY
In this three part story, with each part having a different outcome, a young shepherd and poet leaves his home in search of adventure and finds it. T…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE SCHOOL MISTRESS by ANTON CHEKHOV
Chekhov's wonderful portrait of a school mistress who daily has to face low pay, loneliness, and unfair practices that come with working for the Russ…
3 years, 1 month ago
FISHIN' JIMMY by ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOSSON
Annie Trumbull Slosson was a prolific author of novels and short stories mostly dealing with New England life and nature. In this story the central c…
3 years, 1 month ago
'SUMMER OF '77' from A TEXAS MATCHMAKER by ANDY ADAMS
A true piece of American west history as cowboy Andy Adams, in his book 'A Texas Matchmaker', recalls his younger days working as a cowboy on a Texas…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE MYSTERY OF THE 500 DIAMONDS (PT 2) by ROBERT BARR
In part two detective Valmont is hunting the American- and finally believes he has him trapped in a 13 mile stretch of river ending in a lock. From h…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DIAMONDS (PT 1) by ROBERT BARR
We introduce in this story the vain French detective Eugene Valmont, who VERY likely was the inspiration for Agatha Christie's vain Belgian detective…
3 years, 2 months ago