The Wishing Shelf
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Help us decide which ones to bring to the catalog. Request a title and we’ll move it into the recording studio as readers ask for it — at 5 requests it joins Coming soon.
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- The Book of Missionary HeroesBasil Mathews · 10–141922Missionary & biography2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- David LivingstoneC. Silvester Horne · 12+~4h 48m1912Missionary & biography2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Robinson Crusoe, Jr.Oliver Optic · 6–10~37m1862Children's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Adventures in New GuineaJames Chalmers · 12+~5h 4m1886Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- At the Foot of the RainbowGene Stratton-Porter · 12+~6h 47m1907Children's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Four Girls at ChautauquaPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+~9h 49m1876Family & household1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Jessica’s First PrayerHesba Stretton · 8–12~2h 46m1867Children's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- John G. Paton: Missionary to the New HebridesJohn G. Paton · 14+~12h 58m1889Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian IslandsCharlotte M. Yonge · 14+~31h 51m1874Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer MissionaryW. P. Livingstone · 12+~14h 55m1916Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Missionary Travels and Researches in South AfricaDavid Livingstone · 14+~33h 39m1857Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- The Pink Fairy BookAndrew Lang · 6–10~10h 57m1897Children's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Robert Moffat, the Missionary Hero of KurumanDavid J. Deane · 12+~4h 26m1902Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Sara CreweFrances Hodgson Burnett · 8–12~1h 51m1888Children's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- What Katy DidSusan Coolidge · 10–14~5h 29m1872Family & household1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Abbeychurch; Or, Self-Control and Self-ConceitCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~8h 6m1844Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Absolute SurrenderAndrew Murray · 16+~23m1897Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far EastOliver Optic · 10–14~10h 11m1895Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adrift in New YorkHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 59m1904Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adrift in the CityHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 41m1895Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adventures of a Telegraph BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 31m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Against ApionFlavius Josephus · 16+~4h 36m97History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Age of FableThomas Bulfinch · 10–14~16h 13m1855Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Aboard; or, Life on the LakeOliver Optic · 10–14~4h 35m1856Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Adrift; or, The Goldwing ClubOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 18m1882Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All But LostG. A. Henty · 14+~6h 25m1869History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Taut; or, Rigging the BoatOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 10m1886Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- American Boys Afloat; or, Cruising in the OrientOliver Optic · 10–14~9h 2m1893Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Among Malay PiratesG. A. Henty · 12+~7h 31m1897History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Andy GordonHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 45m1884Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Andy Grant’s PluckHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 43m1902Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Angel of His PresenceGrace Livingston Hill · 14+~5h 43m1902Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Animal Story BookAndrew Lang · 6–10~10h 59m1896Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Antiquities of the JewsFlavius Josephus · 16+~60h 41m93History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsAndrew Lang · 8–12~12h 24m1898Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Armourer’s PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~12h 39m1884History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Around the Wicket GateCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~2h 24m1890Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Art of IllustrationCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~5h 18m1894Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Asiatic Breezes; or, Students on the WingOliver Optic · 10–14~9h 44m1894Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- At Aboukir and AcreG. A. Henty · 12+~12h 20m1899History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- At AgincourtG. A. Henty · 12+~13h 26m1897History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- At the Point of the BayonetG. A. Henty · 12+~14h 56m1902History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Aunt Charlotte’s Stories of Greek HistoryCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~8h 23m1876History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Aunt Crete’s EmancipationGrace Livingston Hill · 14+~3h 10m1911Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Away in the WildernessR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 60m1863Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric CablesR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~9h 48m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Battle and the BreezeR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 56m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Battles with the SeaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 39m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake UcaygaOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 6m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Beechcroft at RockstoneCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~13h 34m1888Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Missionary Heroes Basil Mathews · 10–14 | — | 1922 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| David Livingstone C. Silvester Horne · 12+ | ~4h 48m | 1912 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Robinson Crusoe, Jr. Oliver Optic · 6–10 | ~37m | 1862 | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adventures in New Guinea James Chalmers · 12+ | ~5h 4m | 1886 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| At the Foot of the Rainbow Gene Stratton-Porter · 12+ | ~6h 47m | 1907 | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Four Girls at Chautauqua Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+ | ~9h 49m | 1876 | Family & household | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jessica’s First Prayer Hesba Stretton · 8–12 | ~2h 46m | 1867 | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides John G. Paton · 14+ | ~12h 58m | 1889 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands Charlotte M. Yonge · 14+ | ~31h 51m | 1874 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone · 12+ | ~14h 55m | 1916 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa David Livingstone · 14+ | ~33h 39m | 1857 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Pink Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 6–10 | ~10h 57m | 1897 | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Robert Moffat, the Missionary Hero of Kuruman David J. Deane · 12+ | ~4h 26m | 1902 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sara Crewe Frances Hodgson Burnett · 8–12 | ~1h 51m | 1888 | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| What Katy Did Susan Coolidge · 10–14 | ~5h 29m | 1872 | Family & household | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Abbeychurch; Or, Self-Control and Self-Conceit Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~8h 6m | 1844 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Absolute Surrender Andrew Murray · 16+ | ~23m | 1897 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far East Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~10h 11m | 1895 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adrift in New York Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 59m | 1904 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adrift in the City Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 41m | 1895 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adventures of a Telegraph Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 31m | 1887 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Against Apion Flavius Josephus · 16+ | ~4h 36m | 97 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch · 10–14 | ~16h 13m | 1855 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~4h 35m | 1856 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Adrift; or, The Goldwing Club Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 18m | 1882 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All But Lost G. A. Henty · 14+ | ~6h 25m | 1869 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 10m | 1886 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| American Boys Afloat; or, Cruising in the Orient Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~9h 2m | 1893 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Among Malay Pirates G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~7h 31m | 1897 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Andy Gordon Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 45m | 1884 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Andy Grant’s Pluck Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 43m | 1902 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Angel of His Presence Grace Livingston Hill · 14+ | ~5h 43m | 1902 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Animal Story Book Andrew Lang · 6–10 | ~10h 59m | 1896 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus · 16+ | ~60h 41m | 93 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments Andrew Lang · 8–12 | ~12h 24m | 1898 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Armourer’s Prentices Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~12h 39m | 1884 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Around the Wicket Gate Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~2h 24m | 1890 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Art of Illustration Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~5h 18m | 1894 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Asiatic Breezes; or, Students on the Wing Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~9h 44m | 1894 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| At Aboukir and Acre G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~12h 20m | 1899 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| At Agincourt G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~13h 26m | 1897 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| At the Point of the Bayonet G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~14h 56m | 1902 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Aunt Charlotte’s Stories of Greek History Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~8h 23m | 1876 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Aunt Crete’s Emancipation Grace Livingston Hill · 14+ | ~3h 10m | 1911 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Away in the Wilderness R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 60m | 1863 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~9h 48m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Battle and the Breeze R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 56m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Battles with the Sea R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 39m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 6m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Beechcroft at Rockstone Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~13h 34m | 1888 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |