The Wonder Garden: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Wonder Garden, credited to Frances Jenkins Olcott, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Wonder Garden by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Read in English by Debbie R. Baker Robinson; April6090; J. Ryan Scarbrough; S.E. Ross; Caitlin S.; Aly M; Elizabeth P.; projund; ysevechan; Jenna Rose; Emma Charlotte; Hannah Parrott; TJ Burns; Suzie; Denise D'Abramo; Owen Cook; Jillian; Jennifer Dallman; Angi Bridges; Shana Burns; Franziska Paul; AbbyJay; Nemo; jamiekravitz; Aaron Grace; Julia Mikheeva; aniroo; Brandy Morgan; BettyB; Patrick Saville; MamaEzrah; Kelly Cash; Larry Wilson; Blainej; Diane Alailima; Jeepsterblue; Foon "Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of transformations of maidens into trees and fountains, of youths into flowers, and of men into birds. Blossoms, fragrance, and joy are the themes of many of these tales, while a few a tender, pathetic, or humorous." (From the Foreword of the book.) - Summary by Frances Jenkins Olcott

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Wonder Garden
• Author credits: Frances Jenkins Olcott
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 141
• Listed recording duration: 10:46:01

Catalogue topics

• nature
• garden
• transformations
• retellings

Opening tracks: first 24 of 141

1. 001 - Foreword — 5:55
2. 002 - THE WONDER GARDEN: The Garden of Delight; To the Children — 2:58
3. 003 - ALONG THE FLOWERY WONDER PATH: Fariy Blooms; The Sweet-peas' Wings; How Marigolds Came Yellow; The Snowdrop Fairy — 6:33
4. 004 - The Little Nymph who Loved Bright Colors — 5:17
5. 005 - Hyacinth — 3:03
6. 006 - Echo and Narcissus — 9:06
7. 007 - Clytie, the Heliotrope — 2:05
8. 008 - Pansy-boy — 1:51
9. 009 - The Bad Poppy-seeds — 2:37
10. 010 - The Mignonette Fairy — 3:27
11. 011 - Legend of the Heart's Ease — 1:40
12. 012 - The Dragon Sin — 2:10
13. 013 - The Cup of Thanksgiving — 1:46
14. 014 - The Beauty of the Lily — 6:29
15. 015 - The Christmas Thorn of Glastonbury — 4:34
16. 016 - Forget-me-not! — 1:27
17. 017 - The Maiden of the White Camellias — 6:00
18. 018 - Princess Peony — 4:12
19. 019 - The Chrysanthemum Children — 3:28
20. 020 - Maiden White and Maiden Yellow — 3:47
21. 021 - IN THE ROSE-BOWER WITH THE ROSE QUEEN: Queen Rose; Cupid in the Wild-rose Heart; Adventures of Cupid Among the Roses — 10:21
22. 022 - Legend of the Anemone and the Rose — 4:28
23. 023 - The Rose-tree Queen — 4:37
24. 024 - The Blush-rose and the Sun — 1:20

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