The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

De: L.M. Montgomery

Narrado por: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward

Fans of L. M. Montgomery's Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are six of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside. Published between 1908 and 1921, these heartwarming tales of hidden hopes and cherished dreams will enchant fans and new listeners alike.

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Not a good listen

The classic content is as delightful as usual, but the voicing by Tara Ward is bad enough to be distracting. Anne comes across as whiny and cartoonish. Marilla, the adult women and all the male characters share a monotonous, uniform growl. And, why on Earth does Davy have an American western accent? Audible breathing and swallowing sprinkled liberally throughout make this rendition unlistenable. I’m disappointed enough to stop halfway through and look for a different version.

Wonderful Books

The books are great. All of the readers do a nice job but the changes between takes some getting used to every time.

These books deserve better narrators

I am in love again with L M Montgomery. Her descriptions are poetic word pictures. The wonderful writing, though, is marred by poor performances by the narrators. The first makes an obnoxious rendering of Anne - so you wish you could slap her. The Narrator of the other books needs to learn how to pronounce many words. She mangles ordinary words like “poesy” (rendered “posey,”), “beatitudes” (BEAUTitudes.), the name “August” like the adjective auGUST, and the adjective like the name or month. Dahlias is spoken with a long “a” instead of a short. The singular “beau,” is spoken the same as the plural, “beaux.” She drove me crazy.

A classic listen

You can't go wrong with this set. Anne of Green Gables was written in a much simpler time and so can bring you back. This is also very appropriate for young preteen girls though at 62 years of age I still enjoyed it very much.

Complete story

Great value but book one is by far the best. Later books are about Anne’s kids and neighbors.