Family Life - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 4
The Ship of Stars - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
The Ship of Stars - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Author: Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Genre: Family Life
What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the...
The Home-Maker - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Home-Maker - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1900 onward
The Knapp family seems as though they ought to be happy, yet hidden frustrations are tearing them apart under the surface. As the family breadwinner, Lester Knapp drags himself reluctantly to his job each day, miserable in the harsh world of...
The Misses Mallett - E. H. Young
The Misses Mallett - E. H. Young
- Author: E. H. Young
- Genre: Family Life
The arrival of the eligible Francis Sales disturbs the calm existence of the four Misses Mallett in this social satire. Three women love him--will one of them be his wife? - Summary by Anne Erickson...
Madame Bovary (Version 2) - Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary (Version 2) - Gustave Flaubert
- Author: Gustave Flaubert
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1800 -1900
Written over a century and a half ago, Madame Bovary is still an extraordinarily fresh, exciting and shockingly frank novel, at once an acute psychological study of a woman drawn into adultery through circumstances we can partly understand, and a...
Teddy's Button (Version 3) - Amy LE FEUVRE
Teddy's Button (Version 3) - Amy LE FEUVRE
- Author: Amy LE FEUVRE
- Genre: Family Life / Family / Christian Fiction
Teddy is a little boy who cares about his father's button more than anything in the world. He wants to be in the Queen's army when he grows up, but his pastor tells him how he can be a soldier in God's army while he is still young. Teddy has many...
Leave it to Doris - Ethel Hueston
Leave it to Doris - Ethel Hueston
- Author: Ethel Hueston
- Genre: Family Life
The Reverend Mr. Artman is a widower of three years and is worried he might not be able to escape the clutches of Miss Carlton, his housekeeper, much longer. Luckily, if he dismisses her from his employ, he has Doris and three other daughters to run...
The Inheritance - Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
The Inheritance - Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
- Author: Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Family Life / Historical Fiction
"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, therefore, was the wound inflicted on all its members by the marriage of the honorable Thomas St. Clair, the...
Alice Dugdale - Anthony Trollope
Alice Dugdale - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1800 -1900
An ordinary village girl's plans for the future with her long-standing beau are threatened when he is seen to be an attractive prospect by a local noble family Trollope's novella works through the consequences with typical affection and sensitivity....
Still - William - Richmal Crompton
Still - William - Richmal Crompton
- Author: Richmal Crompton
- Genre: Family Life / Humorous Fiction / Family
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales...
The Garies and their Friends - Frank Webb
The Garies and their Friends - Frank Webb
- Author: Frank Webb
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Family Life / Historical Fiction
The book which now appears before the public may be of interest in relation to a question which the late agitation of the subject of slavery has raised in many thoughtful minds, viz. — Are the race at present held as slaves capable of freedom,...
Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading) - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading) - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Family Life
Molly and her father have lived alone since the death of her mother. Now Mr Gibson decides it will be in Molly's best interests for him to marry again. The new "Mama" brings to the household many changes, including a glamorous new step-sister. Mrs...
Eight Cousins (Version 3) - Louisa May Alcott
Eight Cousins (Version 3) - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1800 -1900
Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden great aunts, who are the...
Natalie Page - Katharine Haviland Taylor
Natalie Page - Katharine Haviland Taylor
- Author: Katharine Haviland Taylor
- Genre: Family Life
Natalie Page is coming to visit her aunt and uncle in New York. Of course they want her around, but every social engagement is more important, even when she is ill. So Natalie starts to focus on small mysteries like her stolen bracelet, and observe...
Ruffles and Danny, or the Responsibilty of Ruffles - Margery Watson
Ruffles and Danny, or the Responsibilty of Ruffles - Margery Watson
- Author: Margery Watson
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1900 onward
A nice little story about a widower, his 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and their vacation from their home in Colorado to the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. There they meet some friendly locals, and... the story continues. The reader...
Virginia - Ellen Glasgow
Virginia - Ellen Glasgow
- Author: Ellen Glasgow
- Genre: Family Life
Virginia does everything right: she attends a finishing school, marries the first man who proposes, and devotes her life to her husband and children. But what happens when each one of them has a life outside the home in which she has no room? -...
The Homesteader - Oscar Micheaux
The Homesteader - Oscar Micheaux
- Author: Oscar Micheaux
- Genre: Family Life
The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he...
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 - Margaret O. Oliphant
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 - Margaret O. Oliphant
- Author: Margaret O. Oliphant
- Genre: Family Life / Literary Fiction
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are disturbed by the arrival of Hester, a 14-year-old girl who is just as strong willed. The conflict...
In the Garden of Delight - Lily Hammond
In the Garden of Delight - Lily Hammond
- Author: Lily Hammond
- Genre: Family Life
This novel is narrated in the first person and revolves around a character named Lil (somewhat autobiographical of the author) and the dynamics of a colorful cast of family members. She loves nature and, especially, birds, and thus the title. The...
The Search - Grace Livingston Hill
The Search - Grace Livingston Hill
- Author: Grace Livingston Hill
- Genre: Family Life / Romance / War & Military Fiction
“On the day the drafted men march away, Ruth MacDonald catches John Cameron's eye and waves to him. In the excitement of the moment they both forget the social barriers that lie between them and only remember they were schoolmates as children. From...
Sowing and Reaping - Frances E. W. HARPER
Sowing and Reaping - Frances E. W. HARPER
- Author: Frances E. W. HARPER
- Genre: Family Life / Religious Fiction / Romance
This novel is subtitled A Temperance Story, which identifies explicitly the focus of the work. Frances Harper is a Christian moralist and uses her writings for didactic purposes. Here she contrast two couples, one, Belle and Paul, who do not drink...
Lady Huntworth's Experiment - R. C. Carton
Lady Huntworth's Experiment - R. C. Carton
- Author: R. C. Carton
- Genre: Family Life / Plays / Romance
Lady Huntworth is in disguise and under cover as a cook. She entertains a number of men and the comedy ensues.- Summary by Michele Eaton Stage Directions: wib66 Captain Dorvastan: adrianstephens Reverend Audley Pillenger: toddhw Reverend Thorsby:...
Mildred and Elsie - Martha Finley
Mildred and Elsie - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Family Life / Christian Fiction
Mildred returns home from visiting her mother's relatives. She continues to grow in wisdom and beauty and receives many proposals of marriage. She is an ever-increasing blessing to her family and community. In-laws are added to the family, and they...
The Man On The Other Side - Ada Barnett
The Man On The Other Side - Ada Barnett
- Author: Ada Barnett
- Genre: Family Life
Ruth never expected to have a house of her own. Raised in an orphanage, she is forced to work for her living. She chooses to work in a book store, until the Great War. She serves in France and then marries. But what would she do with power? Would...
The Marquis de Villemer - George SAND
The Marquis de Villemer - George SAND
- Author: George SAND
- Genre: Family Life / Romance
Caroline is a very intelligent woman. She received a good convent education until her father lost his fortune in a failed venture and died soon after. While her sister marries, Caroline has to go to Paris to support herself as a lady companion. In...
Molly Brown's Senior Days - Nell Speed
Molly Brown's Senior Days - Nell Speed
- Author: Nell Speed
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1900 onward
This novel is the fourth in a series of eight books written about Miss Molly Brown of Kentucky during her education at Wellington College in the early years of the 1900's. - Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson...
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd - D. H. Lawrence
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd - D. H. Lawrence
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Genre: Family Life / Plays
Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, apparently patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly neighbor makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. - Summary by Michele Eaton Cast List:...
The Story Of A Needle - Charlotte Maria Tucker
The Story Of A Needle - Charlotte Maria Tucker
- Author: Charlotte Maria Tucker
- Genre: Family Life / Family
A story told, through the viewpoint of a sewing needle, about family life and siblings. The narration from the needle tells how he was made and witnesses the relationships within the family. The needle also makes friends with a thimble and some...
Oliver's Bride - Margaret O. Oliphant
Oliver's Bride - Margaret O. Oliphant
- Author: Margaret O. Oliphant
- Genre: Family Life / Romance
Betrothed to one woman but married to another whose heart will be broken. Summary by Michele Eaton...
Other People's Lives - Rosa Nouchette Carey
Other People's Lives - Rosa Nouchette Carey
- Author: Rosa Nouchette Carey
- Genre: Family Life / Historical
A series of stories by Rosa Nouchette Carey who was a popular English novelist, whose works reflected the wholesome values of her time. They often contained the grit and realism of the day. Carey often wrote about the domestic fiction of the period,...
Nami-ko - Kenjiro Tokutomi
Nami-ko - Kenjiro Tokutomi
- Author: Kenjiro Tokutomi
- Genre: Family Life / Literary Fiction
Nami-ko, a young woman of a noble Japanese family, has recently married the naval officer Takeo, the only heir of a friend of her father's. The couple is very happy together and Takeo is doing everything to create the perfect life for his wife, even...
Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Author: Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Genre: Family Life / School
Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary by JudiMason)...
The Heavenly Twins - Sarah Grand
The Heavenly Twins - Sarah Grand
- Author: Sarah Grand
- Genre: Family Life / Sagas / Published 1800 -1900
First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub plots, the story examines the role of women and the different opportunities women and men had. Through the...
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 - Margaret O. Oliphant
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 - Margaret O. Oliphant
- Author: Margaret O. Oliphant
- Genre: Family Life / Literary Fiction
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are disturbed by the arrival of Hester, a 14-year-old girl who is just as strong willed. The conflict...
The Children Of The Abbey - Regina Maria Roche
The Children Of The Abbey - Regina Maria Roche
- Author: Regina Maria Roche
- Genre: Family Life / Romance
Published in 1796, this novel tells the trials and tribulations of Amanda and Oscar FitzAlan, brother and sister who have to navigate the world with no money or status, and hardly any connections. They find love, yet, again and again, things block...
Flaming June - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Flaming June - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Author: Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Genre: Family Life
The immensity of the gulf between England and the United States manifests itself on several levels in this story of a young girl’s innocent exploration of personal relationships. (Summary by Judi Mason)...