Helen's Babies

  • 1876 first published
  • 🎧 4 h 07 min free audiobook

John Habberton's Helen's Babies (1876) is a classic romance novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (4 h 07 min) is available.

About Helen's Babies

In this hilarious novel, Harry Burton, a bachelor white-goods salesman, goes to take care of his sister Helen's two little boys for ten days while she and her husband are out of town. Helen says, "The children won't give you the slightest trouble; they're the best children in the world!" but, as you can imagine, Toddie and Budge are always up to something, and all sorts of comic mischief ensues. It just so happens that there's a lovely young lady in the neighborhood whom Harry admires very much, but she always seems to be passing by when he's deep in some terrible mess of the boys' making... (Summary by Kara)
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Who wrote Helen's Babies?

Helen's Babies was written by John Habberton and first published in 1876.

What genre is Helen's Babies?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

Is there a free audiobook of Helen's Babies?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 4 h 07 min.

What books are similar to Helen's Babies?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, Great Expectations and She.

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