REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children's Book Classics) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Adventure NovelsBy Kate Douglas Wiggin
Length15h 32m
About this audiobook
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and New Chronicles of Rebecca follow the spirited Rebecca Rowena Randall as she leaves her impoverished family for the stricter household of her aunts in Riverboro, Maine. Written with wit, sentiment, and moral clarity, the stories blend domestic realism, episodic adventure, and the tradition of nineteenth-century girls' fiction. Wiggin's prose celebrates imagination, education, and self-fashioning while resisting mere didacticism; Rebecca's charm lies in her unruly creativity as much as in her gradual maturity. Kate Douglas Wiggin, an influential educator, reformer, and author, brought to her fiction a lifelong commitment to childhood development and humane pedagogy. Born in 1856, she helped establish kindergartens in California and wrote extensively for young readers. Her intimate knowledge of children's speech, play, aspiration, and vulnerability informs Rebecca's character, while her New England settings reflect both affectionate memory and careful social observation. This volume is warmly recommended to readers interested in classic children's literature, women's writing, and the cultural history of girlhood. Rebecca remains memorable not because she is flawless, but because her intelligence, sympathy, and theatrical vitality transform ordinary rural life into a field of moral and imaginative possibility.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.6 (1.4K)
Includes Amazon
GenreChildren's Literature
Length15 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 24, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children's Book Classics) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children’s Book Classics)
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6REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (pt. 1)
7REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (pt. 2)
8REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (pt. 3)
9REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (pt. 4)
10NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (pt. 1)
11NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (pt. 2)
12NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (pt. 3)
13Analysis
14Reflection
15Memorable Quotes
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