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Different Girls by Elizabeth Jordan (1867 - 1947) and Richard le Gallienne (1866 - 1947)

by LibriVox · 12 episodes

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This is a collection of the best short stories about girls published in Harper's Magazine from 1895 to 1906. The girls in these stories are not the typical 'girl' from late 19th century novels. They are..different. They are actually [gasp] real people! Not necessarily shy, not necessarily bold, not necessarily well read and mostly, not waiting around to be rescued and most definitely not heroines but all of them are completely human. These stories by some of the best authors of the time are about girls in a different light, they are all American girls (except for one, Katie's Sister Josephene...

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  1. Introduction

    3 min
  2. The Prize-Fund Beneficiary

    36 min
  3. Cordelia's Night of Romance

    30 min
  4. The Marrying of Esther

    32 min
  5. The Stout Miss Hopkins's Bicycle

    53 min
  6. Editha

    39 min
  7. The Perfect Year

    18 min
  8. His Sister

    53 min
  9. The Bitter Cup

    20 min
  10. The Wizard's Touch

    31 min
  11. Kittie's Sister Josephine

    30 min
  12. The Little Joys of Margaret

    25 min
  13. Introduction

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  14. The Prize-Fund Beneficiary

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  15. Cordelia's Night of Romance

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  16. The Marrying of Esther

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  17. The Stout Miss Hopkins's Bicycle

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  18. Editha

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  19. The Perfect Year

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  20. His Sister

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