Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Audio

Lex StudioVoicesFirst chapter freeAudiobook pricingAudiobook samplesAudiobook guidesAudio blog

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsFAQ

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com+1 951-551-2243WhatsApp (international)

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Old House, and Other Stories

1910

Blanche Sellers Ortman

The Old House, and Other Stories

The Old House, and Other Stories

Blanche Sellers Ortman

1910

Short Stories

The Old House, and Other Stories is a collection of children's stories by Blanche Sellers Ortman, first published in 1910. This anthology explores themes of nostalgia, nature, and human emotions, with narratives that connect personal experiences to the natural world. Notable stories include 'The Old House,' which reflects on the passage of time through the memories of its past inhabitants, and other tales featuring a thoroughbred horse and the emotional journey of a violin. Ortman's writing captures the beauty of everyday moments and encourages readers to appreciate their surroundings.

Project Gutenberg

A collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology reflects on the beauty of nature, human...

Goodreads

Excerpt from The Old House, and Other Stories Bless its old heart, if we could count years as it can, we too might be pe...

Editions

The Old House, and Other Stories
The Old House, and Other StoriesCurrent
Project Gutenberg · 18 pages
EPUB

Link to this book

Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.

Read The Old House, and Other Stories by Blanche Sellers Ortman free on Lex
HTML
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read The Old House, and Other Stories by Blanche Sellers Ortman free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>
Markdown
[![Read The Old House, and Other Stories by Blanche Sellers Ortman free on Lex](https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg)](https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7)
BBCode
[url=https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]
Plain link
Read The Old House, and Other Stories by Blanche Sellers Ortman free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7

Cite this book

Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.

MLA
Ortman, Blanche Sellers. The Old House, and Other Stories. Lex, lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7.
APA
Ortman, B. S. (1910). The Old House, and Other Stories. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7
Chicago
Ortman, Blanche Sellers. The Old House, and Other Stories. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/the-old-house-and-other-stories-89225e00-028e-43d5-b205-09e63cfc49a7.

About the author

B
Blanche Sellers Ortman
1870-1948

American author known for her evocative short stories exploring nostalgia and domestic life.

More books like this

right arrow

The HappyPrince, andOther Tales

1920

Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince, and Other Tales

NightWatches[complete]

1914

W. W. Jacobs

Night Watches [complete]

The Returnof SherlockHolmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lock andKey Library:ClassicMystery a...

Unknown

The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English

The PiazzaTales

1856

Herman Melville

StrangeStories froma ChineseStudio, V...

Songling Pu

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

From Placeto Place

Irvin S. Cobb

KiplingStories andPoems EveryChild Sho...

Rudyard Kipling

Plain Talesfrom theHills

1888

Rudyard Kipling

Sixes andSevens

1911

O. Henry

After Dark

1856

Wilkie Collins

A Brother toDragons, andOtherOld-Time...

Amélie Rives

A Brother to Dragons, and Other Old-Time Tales

The Book ofDreams andGhosts

1897

Andrew Lang

Short StoryClassics(foreign),Vol. 1,...

Unknown

Short Story Classics (foreign), Vol. 1, Russian

The Sword ofWelleran andOtherStories

Lord Dunsany