Ramona
Helen Hunt Jackson
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Ramona, a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884), is the story of a part-Scottish and part-Native American orphan girl growing up and getting married in Southern California, suffering racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. Overall, it has had more than 300 printings, been made into four film versions, and has been performed as an outdoor play annually since 1923. The impact the novel had on the culture and image of Southern California was enormous. Its romanticization of Mexican colonial life gave the region a unique cultural identity and its publication coincided with the arrival of railroad lines to the region, bringing in countless tourists who wanted to see the locations in the novel. (Summary from Wikipedia) (15 hr 48 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 26:14 | Read by Elli |
Chapter II | 28:22 | Read by Elli |
Chapter III | 26:03 | Read by Elli |
Chapter IV | 32:19 | Read by MaryAnn |
Chapter V | 29:46 | Read by MaryAnn |
Chapter VI | 32:53 | Read by Margaret Espaillat |
Chapter VII | 32:43 | Read by Margaret Espaillat |
Chapter VIII | 36:56 | Read by Margaret Espaillat |
Chapter IX | 27:57 | Read by Katie Gibboney |
Chapter X | 34:08 | Read by Jacquerie |
Chapter XI | 30:03 | Read by johnell |
Chapter XII - Part 1 | 20:36 | Read by Katie Gibboney |
Chapter XII - Part 2 | 21:18 | Read by Katie Gibboney |
Chapter XIII | 27:14 | Read by johnell |
Chaper XIV - Part 1 | 25:26 | Read by johnell |
Chapter XIV - Part 2 | 29:39 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XV | 43:06 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XVI | 28:30 | Read by Katie Gibboney |
Chapter XVII | 43:44 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XVIII | 42:20 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XIX | 35:19 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XX - Part 1 | 18:09 | Read by Elli |
Chapter XX - Part 2 | 18:10 | Read by Elli |
Chapter XXI | 35:52 | Read by skoval |
Chapter XXII - Part 1 | 24:53 | Read by johnell |
Chapter XXII - Part 2 | 25:39 | Read by johnell |
Chapter XXIII - Part 1 | 21:28 | Read by MaryAnn |
Chapter XXIII - Part 2 | 20:51 | Read by David Lawrence |
Chapter XXIV | 29:04 | Read by Jacquerie |
Chapter XXV - Part 1 | 21:11 | Read by Elli |
Chapter XXV - Part 2 | 21:26 | Read by Elli |
Chapter XXVI - Part 1 | 31:44 | Read by johnell |
Chapter XXVI - Part 2 | 25:41 | Read by johnell |
Reviews
Too Difficult to Understand
Moonpie1
I didn't get past the first chapter because the reader doesn't seem able to pronounce many English sounds. With intense concentration, I could make out what she was saying, but then I saw she has read several more chapters in the book, and deciphering what she's saying will be too much work.
A LibriVox Listener
Awesome book. I stayed up late at night listening to it not wanting to stop. A remarkable job of writing. Thank you for writing this wonderful book.
Good!
james009
The book is quite interesting, but it tends to drag on a little inbetween. The quality of the recording is good and so are the readers!
Sometimes boring story
JohnnyJ
Good readers, good quality but at times boring story. Still I really enjoyed the recording. Thanks for making it available!
Ok I guess
Joker123
The story is pretty boring. I wouldn't recommend the book. The readers were ok though.