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Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott
Narrated by: Beth Kesler
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Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott's most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War. It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life.

While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman's work," including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl's book" her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

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Amazing

Most Amazing book ever. I love it. Best version. And the reader was great. (: love it

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Beautiful classic

I loved this book! I really wish I would have read it sooner. It is a great love story. The narrator also does a beautiful job of telling the story.

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Just like Lousia’s Book

The narrator did quite a splendid job of bringing out the beautiful language and daily toils of life that this precious little book presents.

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Faded in and out

The performance was fine; however, at times the volume faded a bit making for challenging listening.

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Poor production

The reader is great, but unfortunately she got a very bad producer. The sound volume goes up and down so I’m constantly adjusting it to be able to hear or to keep from getting blasted. Also, words and phrases are repeated like two sound clips were not edited correctly together. It draws away from the story and reading and made me want to stop and purchase a different edition. There’s a reason it’s only $0.71.

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Lovely reading but with British accent

I enjoyed the reading and interpretation, but the story takes on a different timbre with a British narrator.

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So sweet!

Such a good hearted story! You’ll laugh and cry and learn many lessons yourself when reading this book. It’s a long read, but well worth it in my opinion!

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I always loved this story

I've always loved the story But the narrator really makes this one special And I especially like the voice of Hannah.

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Excellent, easy, enjoyable listen.

The reader does an excellent job. I highly recommend this version. The volume does change in a few spots, but listening with headphones, this wasn’t a distracting issue for me. There are also a very few (3 that I counted) moments where a line is repeated, as if re-recorded and overlooked upon editing.

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Delightful

I had forgotten how delightful this book is. The people in the book seem so real. A truly great read.

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