Theo
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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It's described as "A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY" and it is written by F. H. Burnett, "one of the most charming among American writers!" (Summary by Project Gutenberg and Elli) (3 hr 13 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 Part 1: Preparing for a journey | 14:21 | Read by Neeru Iyer |
Chapter 1 Part 2: Preparing for a journey | 14:36 | Read by Neeru Iyer |
Chapter 2: The arrival | 18:01 | Read by Rachell Lovett |
Chapter 3 Part 1: The meeting | 15:01 | Read by Rachell Lovett |
Chapter 3 Part 2: The meeting | 15:04 | Read by Rachell Lovett |
Chapter 4 Part 1: Theo's diary | 11:26 | Read by Rosie |
Chapter 4 Part 2: Theo's diary | 11:48 | Read by Rosie |
Chapter 5: The separation | 12:00 | Read by Rosie |
Chapter 6: Theo goes to Paris | 16:23 | Read by Rosie |
Chapter 7: "Parting is sweet sorrow" | 15:06 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Chapter 8 Part 1: Theo's first trouble | 15:17 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Chapter 8 Part 2: Theo's first trouble | 16:25 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Chapter 9: What comes of it all | 18:08 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Reviews
Sweet little story
benefitsingers
This is a typical sugary sweet FHB story. A nice listen to relieve your daily stress. The narrators all did a terrific job, every one of them were wonderful. Many thanks to the readers. Often stories with mixed readers have spotty narration but all of these ladies did a super job!
Not one of Burnett’s best stories
violet
Burnett is a fine author but this tale was rather cringeworthy in its predictability and shallowness. The characters are rather 2 dimensional. It reads like a romantic wish-fulfilment story written by a teenager.
Predictable, and bland
N. K. Chia
Light years away from her "Little Princess," or "The Secret Garden."
OBX12
Excellent readers and plot. A sweet love story of a by gone day
Tekla
Cute, but hardly memorable compared to FHB's other romances.
Well, I Don't Know...
Byron Lee Scott
Enjoy her writing, and the story is well constructed, but I found it overly dramatic. I guess times have changed, but I kept thinking how the main character is ONLY SIXTEEN YEARS OLD!!! I'm from USA, but have grown fond of British readers. The various readers were tolerable if lacking lustre, and some of the pronunciations made me shudder. Definitely check out her other books.
worthy of a listen
A LibriVox Listener
I love most of FHB's stories. This one is a little overly romantic and unrealistic. Still, well read and worth listening to.