author
Agnes Giberne
1845–1939
A prolific Victorian writer, she brought both moral tales and popular science to young readers, helping make astronomy and other subjects feel welcoming and vivid. Her books move easily between evangelical fiction, history, and clear-eyed explanations of the natural world.
40 Audiobooks
A Lady of England: The Life and Letters of Charlotte Maria Tucker
by Agnes Giberne
Five thousand pounds
by Agnes Giberne
Won at last : or, Mrs. Briscoe's nephews
by Agnes Giberne
Life's little stage
by Agnes Giberne
Too dearly bought : or, The town strike
by Agnes Giberne
A quiet valley
by Agnes Giberne
The Dalrymples
by Agnes Giberne
Anthony Cragg's tenant
by Agnes Giberne
Miss Devereux, spinster
by Agnes Giberne
The doings of Doris
by Agnes Giberne
Daisy of "Old Meadow."
by Agnes Giberne
The mighty deep : and what we know of it
by Agnes Giberne
Old comrades
by Agnes Giberne
Roy : A tale in the days of Sir John Moore
by Agnes Giberne
Miles Murchison
by Agnes Giberne
Miss Con
by Agnes Giberne
Least said, soonest mended
by Agnes Giberne
Beryl and Pearl
by Agnes Giberne
Little "Why-because"
by Agnes Giberne
Miss Primrose
by Agnes Giberne
Willie and Lucy at the sea-side : For very little children
by Agnes Giberne
Jock with Mousie
by Agnes Giberne
Little Eyebright and her pund o' care
by Agnes Giberne
Life-tangles: the journal of Rhoda Frith
by Agnes Giberne
The story of the sun, moon, and stars
by Agnes Giberne
Stories jolly: stories new: stories strange & stories true : A series of new and original tales for boys and girls from six to fourteen years old
by H. C. (Henry Cadwallader) Adams, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne, S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, Fanny Barry, Frances Clare, Alice Corkran, George Manville Fenn, Agnes Giberne, Mrs. A. M. Goodhart, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty, Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid, Mrs. Molesworth, Helen A. Wilmot-Buxton, Emma Wood, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
Nigel Browning
by Agnes Giberne
Marigold's decision
by Agnes Giberne
Gwendoline
by Agnes Giberne
The Andersons : Brother and sister
by Agnes Giberne
Ready, aye ready!
by Agnes Giberne
The old house in the city : Or, not forsaken
by Agnes Giberne
Everybody's business
by Agnes Giberne
The pride o' the morning
by Agnes Giberne
Charity's birthday text
by Agnes Giberne
The starry skies : or, First lessons on the sun, moon and stars
by Agnes Giberne
Number Three, Winifred Place
by Agnes Giberne
Madge Hardwicke; or, The mists of the valley
by Agnes Giberne
Her brother's keeper
by Agnes Giberne
Willie and Lucy abroad
by Agnes Giberne
About the author
Born in Belgaum, India, in 1845, Agnes Giberne became a British novelist and science writer whose work reached generations of young readers. She wrote a large number of books across several genres, but she is especially remembered for children's fiction with strong moral and religious themes and for accessible science writing.
What makes her stand out is the range of her work. Alongside novels and stories, she wrote popular science books for younger audiences, including astronomy-focused titles such as The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. Her gift was to explain big ideas in a way that felt inviting rather than intimidating.
Giberne died in Eastbourne, England, in 1939. Today, she is often appreciated as one of the Victorian writers who helped open up science for general readers while also maintaining a long and successful career in children's literature.