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Here is a selection of some of the best-known and best-loved tales of The Arabian Nights, including "Sinbad", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aladdin", "The Talking Bird", and the "Fisherman and the Genie". In this "treasure house of pleasant things" you will find golden palaces, gem studded caves, and breathtaking gardens.

Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful - and now she’s leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca’s quiet, hardworking older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over...especially her strict, rule-bound Aunt Miranda? Just as Rebecca’s “grand spirit” charms everyone in the story, it will captivate listeners, too.

This unforgettable children’s classic has been captivating children and adults alike for almost a century. Rebecca’s widowed mother has a failing farm, meager resources, and seven children to raise. When her spinster sisters offer Rebecca a home and an education, Mrs. Randall bundles her second eldest into a stagecoach with a kiss and an admonition to stay out of mischief. Could she be asking too much of the free-spirited imp with sparkling eyes and insatiable curiosity?

The indomitable 10-year-old Rebecca has been sent away from her home at Sunnybrook Farm to live with her two spinster aunts in the quiet town of Riverboro in order to be brought up as a proper little lady.

Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by award-winning narrators Renee Raudman and Alan Sklar. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales.

Meet Rose Wiley, a charming country girl happily engaged to Stephen Waterman, a down-to-earth country boy. Life seems perfect until the arrival of Claude Merril from Boston, who claims Roses love is holding Stephen back. This delightful coming-of-age tale explores love, ambition, and the challenges of growing up. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett) Cast Narrator/Mrs. Wiley Elizabeth Klett Stephen Waterman/Ike Billings Charlotte Duckett Rose Wiley Libby Gohn Mr. Wiley MaryAnn Under-Boss/Jed Towle/Long Abe/Bystanders/River Driver John Trevithick Ivory Dunn Beth Thomas Alcestis Crambry David Lawrence ...

Rose Wiley is a pretty country girl. She's engaged to Stephen Waterman, a country boy. She is quite content, until Claude Merril, a man from Boston, tells her that her love is ruining Stephen's life. A cute coming-of-age novel. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett) Cast Narrator/Mrs. Wiley: Elizabeth Klett Stephen Waterman/Ike Billings: Charlotte Duckett Rose Wiley: Libby Gohn Mr. Wiley: MaryAnn Under-Boss/Jed Towle/Long Abe/Bystanders/River Driver: John Trevithick Ivory Dunn: Beth Thomas Alcestis Crambry: David Lawrence Mrs. Crambry/Mrs. Brooks/Teacher: Caprisha Page Claude Merrill/Lije Dennett: ...

Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. Included are scenes in London and the village of Belvern, containing fanciful sketches of a West-end ball, portraits of domestic originals, etc., characterized by humorous trifling and droll exaggeration of English traits. By the author Mother Carey's Chickens, A Cathedral Courtship, etc. (Summary adapted from an original review)

A Birds’ Christmas Story is heartwarming Victorian novella about about Carol Bird, born on Christmas Day, who is sickly but generous. Bedridden by age ten, she devotes her energy to planning a heartfelt Christmas celebration for the impoverished “Ruggles” children living nearby, and...

The sudden death of the father of the family results in the drastic reduction of the Careys' income and they must leave their comfortable home in Boston. Nancy Carey, the eldest, recalls a vacation in Maine when they all picnicked in the garden of a big, vacant house that her father loved. She discovers that the house is available, the rent is cheap, and persuades her mother that life in The Yellow House in Beulah, Maine is the perfect place to begin their new life.

With timeless classics from some of the most notable names in literature, this Christmas story bundle is the perfect listen for the most wonderful time of the year.

Birds, Boughs, and Belonging invites listeners into a quieter America—where meaning is discovered not in noise or ambition, but through attentive companionship with nature. Across gardens, forests, seashores, and mountain vistas, classic American writers—including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa...

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm has delighted readers for over 100 years. Published in 1903, when girls were inevitably depicted as pretty, gentle and proper, Rebecca Rowena Randall burst onto the scene of children's literature. Sent to live with her prim and proper Aunt Miranda, who is expecting her much more demure sister, Rebecca is a "bird of a very different feather".

The idea of shapeshifters - beings both human and animal - ignites our imaginations with visions of primal passions and insatiable hungers. Most commonly seen as dark, masculine demons, shapeshifters are in need of a metaphysical overhaul - a new feminine/Sapphic blending of physical power and inescapable desires.She Shifters re-envisions common and not-so-common myths and deliver a fresh perspective from the storytellers.

A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state history and legends too. - Summary by LikeManyWatersCast List: Narrator: LikeManyWatersDr. Paul Winship: Larry WilsonMrs. Truth Winship: TJ BurnsBell Winship: FoonDicky Winship: Jasmin SalmaPolly Oliver: Jenn BrodaGeoffrey Strong: Josh KibbeyMargery Noble: BhavyaPhilip Noble: Campbell SchelpJack Howard: NavinElsie Howard: Beth ThomasLaura Burton: Nichalia SchwartzHop Yet: Leanne YauMrs. Howard: Elisabeth HollandMrs. Oliver: Elisabeth HollandGrandfather: ...

Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day. She has spent all of her 11 years putting others above herself, always finding ways to make their lives a little more special. Even when faced with her own illness, the pure goodness of her heart shines through. She vows to find a way to spread Christmas cheer and decides to give a grand Christmas Party for a poor neighbourhood family. (summary by Laura Caldwell and Sarah Jennings)

Journey back to the "brick house" for a further look into the life of young Rebecca Randall during her adventures and scrapes in the small town of Riverboro, Maine. A companion story to Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Cast List: Narrator: TJ Burns Rebecca Randall: JayKitty76 Miranda Sawyer: Christine Lehman Jane Sawyer: Laura Riley Emma Jane Perkins: Jasmin Salma Adam Ladd: Will the Ninja Jeremiah Cobb: Greg Giordano Sarah Cobb: Devorah Allen Abijah Flagg: Alan Mapstone Abner Simpson: Donald Gilmore Additional characters voiced by ambsweet13, Andrew Gaunce, Andrew James, Arnaldo Machado, B L ...

Born on Christmas Day, little Carol Bird is a gentle soul who touches every life around her. Despite physical illness, Carol is loved by everyone who knows her. This year, she is going to make Christmas extra special for her family and the little Ruggles children who live nearby. (Introduction by Andrea Boltz)

When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall arrives at her aunts' brick house in Riverboro, she is not exactly welcomed with the open arms one would hope for. Her cheerful spirit touches the lives of many, but will Rebecca be able to endure Aunt Miranda's stern ways? (Summary by Twinkle88)Cast List: Narrator: TJ Burns Rebecca Randall: JayKitty76 Miranda Sawyer: Christine Lehman Jane Sawyer: Laura Riley Emma Jane Perkins: Jasmin Salma Adam Ladd: Will the Ninja Emily Maxwell: thestorygirl Miss Dearborn: Hannah Mary Jeremiah Cobb: Greg Giordano Sarah Cobb: Pseudonymous Nerd Aurelia Randall: Beth Thomas ...

From the enchanted depths of the sea to the jeweled halls of a Persian king, The Story of Gulnare of the Sea unfolds as a tale of beauty, mystery, and destiny. When a childless king encounters a silent, otherworldly maiden of extraordinary grace, he is captivated—yet she speaks not a single word. For a year she remains a mystery, her silence as deep as the ocean beyond his palace walls. But when she finally reveals her voice, she unveils a truth far greater than he could have imagined: she is Gulnare, a princess of the sea, bound between two worlds.