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Please enjoy the work of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Here you will HEAR the beautiful stories that have been loved for years by all ages. Close your eyes, unless you're in the car, and let your mind wander to another time.

An American novelist and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the US from 1911 to 1959 witing 93 novels, many of which became best sellers, and short stories which appeared in all the ladies magazines. She used her fiction to promote family and moral values, the nobility of motherhood, and the importance of service to others. 18 movies were inspired by her novels.

Feel good stories usually involving family, moral virtue, respect for others, and love

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and receiving a midwestern upbringing, Edna Ferber first became a reporter, covered elections, then turned to writing, where she hit success early, with two of her stories becoming blockbuster movies (Giant and Showboat). Her short stories usually involve strong female protagonists and small-town characters who either had to overcome discrimination or had a lot going against them. She won a Pulitzer Prize for So Big. Her characters are always well-described and her short story plots are terrific. She was true to mid-west values and experiences in all her stories.

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, actress, novelist and journalist, became a reporter in Iowa at an early age. Her short stories often deal with human qualities of sincerity and honesty, showcasing Midwestern values and morals.

Values-hard work, honesty, humility, compassion. All of these separate us from one another. Making us show our true potential to the world and hopefully leaving our mark on the world.

In the context of romance or relationship dynamics, "M/F" or "MF" typically refers to a male/female romantic relationship, where the characters are of opposite genders. It can also be found as a shorthand in various relationship dynamics like in romance books on Reddit. For example, in a book or story, "MF" might indicate a central romantic relationship between a male and female character.

The first female to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature, Edna Ferber wrote about relationships and family, usually involving love, support, faithfulness and hard work.

A strong female protagonist is a well-developed female character who drives the narrative through her actions, choices, and agency, rather than being defined solely by her relationships or gender. She possesses a distinct personality, flaws, and strengths, and her story involves a growth arc. While she may exhibit traditionally masculine traits, it's not a prerequisite for strength; she can be feminine and still be strong.

Terrific novelist and short story writer whose stories often centered on New England Life. She wrote with great range, offering children's stories, ghost stories. and feminist stories.

Those stories that make you think and look twice. The ones that give you goosebumps and wonder what is real and not in the dark.

Happy stories that give children the smile on their face in which the world revolves around.

Well known for her gothic literature, including Frankenstein, and a number of great short stories, often ghostly.

Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE, published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays.

Stories of love and romance that will take your mind to a happier place.

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyways"

Family is what makes us who we are...good...or....bad....they leave us with examples of how to live our life.

Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850– August 22, 1904 was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, and she is among the most frequently read and recognized writers of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is best known today for her 1899 novel The Awakening.

The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, as well as ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book was well received upon publication and has been adapted several times to film and television.

Crime that will make you think twice. Listen to the true stories and what we have to learn from them.

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The Best of the Gilded Age is a countdown episode series of the most beloved stories to celebrate 10 years of storytelling with Jon Hagadorn.

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, born 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr. Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls.