Twilight Stories
Various
Play
Length 3 h 57 min
Chapters 29
First published 1905
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge, Joaquin Miller, Henry W. Longfellow, and Mrs. Amy Therese Powelson. Each poem or story is followed by an additional short rhyme, drawn from a variety of sources, but not attributed. Topics include history, war, school, everyday life, Fairyland, and more. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Larry Wilson 0:40
2
The Only Woman in the Town Read by Cbteddy 34:13
3
The Conquest of Fairyland, by A. Mary F. Robinson Read by Marian Mangoubi 9:23
4
Kentucky Belle, by Constance Fenimore Woolson Read by C. B. Seyfarth 11:16
5
Prophecies, by Kathrine Lente Stevenson Read by Rebecca Eden Walker 2:43
6
Why He Was Whipped, by Mrs. Amy Terese Powelson Read by C. B. Seyfarth 13:28
7
The Three Fishers, by Charles Kingsley Read by Akarsh 1:47
8
"Apples Finkey"--The Water Boy, by John Jerome Rooney Read by John Payton 5:25
9
The Soldier's Reprieve Read by C. B. Seyfarth 12:00
10
Little Brown Thrushes, by Mrs. Whiton-Stone Read by Sonia 1:56
11
The Story of the Empty Sleeve, by R. L. Cary, Jr. Read by PeripateticTJ 4:12
12
Facing the World, by Dinah Craik Read by Winnifred Assmann 25:40
13
Robert of Lincoln, by William Cullen Bryant Read by C. B. Seyfarth 4:17
14
U.S. Spells US, by Anonymous Read by Akarsh 1:39
15
"Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle," by Lawrence Porter Hext Read by PeripateticTJ 1:54
16
The Barefoot Boy, by John Greenleaf Whittier Read by Larry Wilson 5:00
17
Babouscka Read by Tiffany Wilson Lillard 10:16
18
Daisies, by M. E. B. Read by PeripateticTJ 3:28
19
Driving Home the Cows, by Kate Putnam Osgood Read by PeripateticTJ 2:56
20
The Baby's Kiss: An Incident of the Civil War, by Anonymous Read by Pippa Moss 2:41
21
The Lost Diamond Snuff Box Read by Ayesha Ashraf 14:54
22
The American Flag, by Joseph Rodman Drake Read by PeripateticTJ 3:43
23
Aunt Polly Shedd's Brigade Read by John Payton 21:23
24
Corinne's Musicale, by Margaret Sidney Read by Tessa Adler 3:09
25
Barbara Frietchie, by John Greenleaf Whittier Read by Stephanie J 3:41
26
Sheridan's Ride, by T. B. Read Read by PeripateticTJ 4:17
27
The Children's Hour, by Henry W. Longfellow Read by Larry Wilson 2:27
28
Caryl's Plum, by Margaret Sidney Read by Cbteddy 23:48
29
Our Two Opinions, by Eugene Field Read by Larry Wilson 2:47
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