Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society comprised entirely of Aryan women who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. It first appeared as a serial in Perkins' monthly magazine Forerunner. (Summary from Wikipedia) (5 hr 34 min)
Chapters
01 – A Not Unnatural Enterprise | 25:35 | Read by Heather Ordover |
02 – Rash Advances | 26:50 | Read by Heather Ordover |
03 – A Peculiar Imprisonment | 28:13 | Read by Heather Ordover |
04 – Our Venture | 26:24 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
05 – A Unique History | 30:10 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
06 – Comparisons Are Odious | 24:28 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
07 – Our Growing Modesty | 27:16 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
08 – The Girls of Herland | 31:42 | Read by Leon Mire |
09 – Our Relations and Theirs | 31:15 | Read by Leon Mire |
10 – Their Religions and Our Marriages | 25:25 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
11 – Our Difficulties | 29:29 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
12 – Expelled | 27:35 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Reviews
Herland - fantastic librivox recording!
celine.k
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this wonderful recording. It's the best librivox recording I've had the pleasure to listen to till now. Plus "Herland" is such a great story!
Intriguing Concept
sarahm
Intriguing concept. What a delight to discover that one of my favorite readers, Elizabeth Klett, reads a sizable chunk of the book.
Excellent Read
mrhrebecca
A well read version of a book that should be considered a classic in American literature.
Powerful look into what could be.
psichick
Wonderful book and wonderful readings by all narrators. Thank-you.
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A LibriVox Listener
Food for thought
Unknown
Enjoyed much more on the second read.
Classic Utopian story
diana
Classic Utopian story. 3 excellent readers
Sidharth Vardhan
Rating for the audio readers, not the book