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This essay of a cultured observer, for many years United States consul in Rome, appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 10, issue 59, April, 1855, pp 577 - 600. (Summary by David Wales)

2Blind Brother

By Homer Greene

This is the first book written by Homer Greene, whose primary occupation was lawyer. It tells of 14-year-old Tom Taylor, and his 12-year-old blind brother Bennie, who work in the Pennsylvania coal mines in the late 1800s, earning money for an operation for the younger lad. A story of strikes and mine "falls" (cave-ins) along the way. - Summary by Donald Cummings

3Tale of the Tow-Path

By Homer Greene

All work and no play makes 14-year-old Joe Gaston run away. He's also falsely branded as a horse-thief by his own father. This heart-warming story tells of Joe's wanderings and life on the tow-path, of finding Old Charlie and the real horse-thief, how his name is cleared, and his return home. This book, published in 1892, is the third written by Homer Greene, whose primary profession was law. His novels generally include a legal transgression with an interrogation or court-room scene. (Summary by Donald Cummings)

4Riverpark Rebellion

By Homer Greene

A tale of the Riverpark Academy for cadets, in which there is growing discontent leading to a revolt against the academy's leaders. The rebellion takes the form of an unauthorized "holiday" in which a number of cadets leave the grounds for a some fun, including attending a circus. The story follows one cadet's descent into dishonor and disgrace, and how he strives to become an honorable boy again. - Summary by Donald Cummings

5Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story

By Samuel Greene, H. Ashton Ramsay, Eugene Winslow Watson and John Worden

The American Civil War lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. It included some iconic battles that have maintained enough interest to merit recounting the events in countless books. One such seminal battle was that of the USS Monitor versus the USS Merrimack, two ironclad ships, repurposed and redesigned to have a defensive advantage against conventional wooden war ships of the 19th century. The Monitor and the Merrimack faced off in a duel in the harbor at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The event represented the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. “The Monitor and the Merrimac” is a unique historical account of the first-hand experiences and perspectives of soldiers on each of the two ships. - Summary by Jeffery Smith

6Blind Brother (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

By Homer Greene

A story of repentance and forgiveness set in the times of the the coal mines. Follow a blind boy and his brother determined to get him cured but also determined to live up to a moral code even if that mean years of blindness for Benny. See self sacrifice and family togetherness in this classic tale. - Summary by Luke Castle<br /><br /> <b>Cast List</b><br> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14009">Sky Asimaru</a><br>Doctor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a><br>Jack: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14426">Andrew James</a><br>Bennie, Judge: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10859">larryhayes7</a><br>Lawyer Pleadwell: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13830">Adam Bielka</a><br>Tom: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11806">Navin</a><br>Sandy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14810">RockyOctopus</a><br>District Attorney, Lawyer Summons: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br>Random Testifying Guy, Sheriff: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10445">Michael L</a><br>Micheal Carolann, Irishman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980">Wayne Cooke</a><br>Court Clerk, Little Fellow: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14337">ambsweet13</a><br>Mother: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14476">Lily</a><br>Lewis G. Travers: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14650">peterbrashvoice</a><br>Patsy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14626">Rebecca Brown</a><br>Neighbor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10615">Twinkle</a><br>Foreman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a><br>Edited by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a>

7On Angel's Wings

By Louisa Lilias Plunket Greene

Louisa Lilias Plunket Greene was an Irish author of children's books. However, like any good book for children, this book is also for adults. Everybody knows Violet, the girl who always sits in the window and looks at any passerby, the girl who is just looking, and never playing outside. The children tell her she is a hunchback. The adults consider them cruel. This book is exactly about that conflict. How much to tell? How much to shelter a girl from a world she might never be able to join? Can Violet be happy with her lot, even in the face of trouble? This is a very touching book for those who want to learn about children, the adults who love them, and what it truly means to be different. - Summary by Stav Nisser

8Armenian Crisis in Turkey

By Frederick Davis Greene

Frederick Greene shows in this book that the case of the subject races in the Ottoman Empire is desperate, that there is no hope of reform from within, and that relief vimust therefore come through the interference of the powers of Europe. Their action depends largely on the support of the public. “Public opinion,” therefore, “must be brought to bear upon this case,” as Mr. Gladstone said in the House of Commons six years ago. Since then there has been added a new chapter of horrors, and the demand for decisive action in the name of our common humanity has become more urgent. The facts furnished by this book ought to arouse such public opinion as will justify and compel prompt and efficient action on the part of the Powers.<br> The United States need not depart from its long-established foreign policy, but is bound to protect its own honor and the lives and property of its citizens. (From the preface)

9Whispering Tongues

By Homer Greene

Parmenter and Lee are good friends who attend Concord College. But a hazing incident tears the friendship apart, and affects the lives of both the hazers and the hazee. And the whispering tongues of classmates of falsehoods, jealousy and rumor, serve only to make matters worse. Another heart-warming tale of disgrace and redemption from Homer Greene. (Summary by Donald Cummings)

10Lincoln Conscript

By Homer Greene

A heartwarming novel which visits the last two years of the American Civil War. The center of the story is the conflict of emotions and deeds between a father and son who hold opposing views of the conflict and the surprising role that President Lincoln plays in wishing to reconcile the two. A novel of both pathos and rejoicing. - Summary by KevinS

11Pickett's Gap

By Homer Greene

Rival railroads want to run a rail line through Pickett's Gap. A heartwarming tale of how 13-year-old Dannie Pickett tries to stop them from laying the line through the graveyard on his grandfather's farm, where lies his beloved mother. But which of the two railroads was the first to make the survey? Only Dannie can provide the truth, and he must brave a major snowstorm to set the record straight. (Summary by Donald Cummings)

An ecclectic collection of poems by Charles Harwood Greene. A little humor, a little dry wit, and sometimes an unexpected twist. Works include The Railway Solitare, The Lottery Mania, and The Baker's Wife. (Summary by Krista Zaleski)

The Man Within (1929) is the first published novel by author Graham Greene. It tells the story of Francis Andrews, a reluctant smuggler who betrays his colleagues, and the aftermath of his betrayal. - Summary modified from Wikipedia