Under the Lilacs: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Under the Lilacs, credited to Louisa May Alcott, 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 Under the Lilacs, by Louisa May Alcott. Read by Librivox volunteers "When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and eats their prized cake, they end up finding a circus run-away, Ben Brown. Ben is a horse master, and loves horses, so when the Moss' take the young boy in they decide to give him work at the neighbors house driving cows (on a horse, of course). After that a series of events happens, and Ben finds out his beloved father is dead. Miss Celia, a neighbor, feels sorry and comforts him, and finally offers to let Ben stay with her and her fourteen-year-old brother, Thornton who is called Thorny. After that many adventures and summer-happenings go on in Celia's house. Sancho gets lost, Ben is accused of stealing, Miss Celia even gets hurt and Ben takes a wild ride on his horse, and… The rest you'll know from reading the book." Summary by Wikipedia, revised by Stav Nisser.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Under the Lilacs
• Author credits: Louisa May Alcott
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 7:21:26

Catalogue topics

• Alcott
• Under the Lilacs

Track guide

1. 01 - A Mysterious Dog — 17:04
2. 02 - Where They Found His Master — 11:38
3. 03 - Ben — 12:52
4. 04 - His Story — 10:49
5. 05 - Ben Gets a Place — 13:50
6. 06 - A Circulating Library — 8:42
7. 07 - New Friends Trot In — 14:48
8. 08 - Miss Celia's Man — 13:57
9. 09 - A Happy Tea — 17:46
10. 10 - A Heavy Trouble — 14:35
11. 11 - Sunday — 31:32
12. 12 - Good Times — 21:36
13. 13 - Somebody Runs Away — 25:04
14. 14 - Somebody Gets Lost — 31:54
15. 15 - Ben's Ride — 25:02
16. 16 - Detective Thornton — 23:20
17. 17 - Betty's Bravery — 21:26
18. 18 - Bows and Arrows — 14:32
19. 19 - Speaking Pieces — 17:09
20. 20 - Ben's Birthday — 18:20
21. 21 - Cupid's Last Appearance — 20:26
22. 22 - A Boy's Bargain — 17:44
23. 23 - Somebody Comes — 17:20
24. 24 - The Great Gate is Opened — 20:10

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