The House of Love

Elizabeth Cheney (1859 - 1953)

“‘Little gal,’ he repeated, ‘air ye all alone in the world?’
This time the sound resolved itself into an unmistakable sob.”

With these words we are introduced to young Doris Avery. Newly orphaned, penniless, and without a single friend, Doris is sent to Waverly Ridge where she has been hired to work in a farm household. With her mother’s last words, “Remember, dear, you are God’s little girl,” echoing in her mind still, Doris enters service in a house full of strangers. Many are ambivalent toward her, all are lonely, and some fill the house with hate. (Summary by elizaz)

Genre(s): Religion

Language: English

Keyword(s): fiction (1586), children (1098), christian (183), music (130), children's fiction (51), orphan (33)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Up the Hill J. A. Taylor
00:23:50
Play 02 The Arrival J. A. Taylor
00:26:19
Play 03 The Stroke of the Lash Julie Johnson
00:20:14
Play 04 Miss Turner's Method Julie Johnson
00:17:49
Play 05 The Conspiracy lestat24
00:38:22
Play 06 The First Rehearsal lestat24
00:27:48
Play 07 The Blue Dress Jennifer Wilson
00:30:20
Play 08 Mrs. Wilde's Discovery Lois Kay
00:38:53
Play 09 The Turquoise Ring Lois Kay
00:37:25
Play 10 The Thief Brittany Wilson
00:36:15
Play 11 Kelsey's Errand Julie Johnson
00:34:10
Play 12 The Escape Jennifer Wilson
00:18:48
Play 13 The Tidal Wave Jennifer Wilson
00:26:55
Play 14 The Violin S.Reeves
00:28:19
Play 15 The "Ode to Joy" Wallace Morgan
00:35:45