This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin full text. Rebecca s family has fallen upon hard times, and the story opens with her leaving her childhood home to live with her two aunts miranda and jane sawyer. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm 1903 childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin the formatting of this book is horrendous. Kate douglas wiggin, author of rebecca of sunnybrook farm. The day was as warm as midsummer, though it was only the middle of. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm is a classic american 1903 childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin that tells the story of rebecca rowena randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of riverboro, maine. The writer may have done better work than this, but surely she never created a more wholly delightful character. The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with shirley temple in the title role. Contact mike lough rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin to my mother. Wiggin, kate douglas rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate wiggin chapter xix. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin pages. Rebecca s joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding.
Kate douglas wiggin, american author who led the kindergarten education movement in the united states. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm book by kate douglas wiggin. Jeremiah cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact that he carried the mail. Kate douglas wiggin author of rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin read.
Listen to rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas. But soon, rebeccas irrepressible spirit and bright intelligence win the hearts of all in riverboro, including mirandas. Next part 2 scanned by charles keller for tina with omnipage professional ocr software donated by caere corporation, 18005357226. The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from maplewood to riverboro.
And with rebecca around its usually the unexpected that happens anyway. When tenyearold rebecca randall leaves sunnybrook farm to go and live with her aunts, miranda and jane, in riverboro neither she nor her aunts know quite what to expect. One of the most beautiful studies of childhoodrebeccas artistic, unusual and quaintly charming qualities stand cut midst a circle of austere new englanders. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin and narrated by ann richardson is a beautiful audiobook that is a must read mustlisten. Im a 68yearold male who never read rebecca of sunnybrook farm growing up.
Kate douglas wiggin september 28, 1856 august 24, 1923 was an american author best known for childrens stories, particularly rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm full audiobook by kate douglas. Roses of joy of rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin. Young readers can identify with rebecca rowena randall because she is not the completely perfect, idealized child of many early twentiethcentury young adult novels. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by wiggin kate douglas, paperback. The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three.
Rebecca of sunnybrook farm is a delightful childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin that tells the story of rebecca rowena randall and her two stern aunts in the village of riverboro, maine. Soon enough, she wins over her prim aunt miranda, the whole town and thousands of readers everywhere with her energetic, indomitable spirit. Pdf version of rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin. But a comrade stood beside him, while his lifeblood ebbed away, and bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin fictiondb. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm full audiobook by kate douglas wiggin. It is a beautifully sweet book with a lovely young girlygirl character at its heart who will win your heart by the end of the first chapter itself. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm kate douglas wiggin download. As a last resort, it was carefully smoothed with a warm iron, and rebecca was. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm summary the primary appeal of rebecca of sunnybrook farm is its lively plot, which holds the attention of readers of all ages. Listen to rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin.
Rebecca s story was written 5 years earlier than annes, but it doesnt appear that lucy maud montgomery was influenced by wiggin s novel. Her first book was published in 1883, and by 1887 she had become a popular success. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin was published in 1903. Oct 01, 2007 listen to rebecca of sunnybrook farm audiobook by kate douglas wiggin. At seventeen, rebecca inherits her aunt mirandas estate and she has high hopes of turning it into a working farm, taking care of her large family, and getting to know railroad executive adam ladd even better.
Anyway, im very glad to have finally met rebecca and learned her story. The prim and demanding aunt miranda has her hands full. Young readers can identify with rebecca rowena randall because she is not the completely perfect, idealized child of. The fictional town of riverboro is based on hollis, maine, where the author herself spent her childhood. Someone, after all, needs to gain an education so that her mother can lift the mortgage from their farm and raise the.
Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin part 3 out of 6. With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Her aunts jane and miranda werent used to young people, but they let rebecca stay with them in order to help out her poor widowed mother who had 6 other children to care for. In fact it is this gift for the unexpected that means that life is never quite the same again for anyone with whom she comes into contact. Irrepressible and opinionated, rebecca bursts into town like a bull in a china shop. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin, paperback. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm kate douglas wiggin 1856 1923 rebecca goes to live with her two stern aunts in a. Producers klaw and erlanger debuted it at the court square theatre in springfield, massachusetts on november 15, 1909. Complete dr rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas. It looks as if someone typed up the novel, but didnt bother to use proper paragraphing, capitalization, or punctuation. Author jack london wrote kate douglas wiggin a letter about her classic rebecca of sunnybrook farm from the headquarters of the first japanese army in manchuria in. Complete dr rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wigginma solo or group recordings that are finished and fully available for listeners 924 posts.
Kate douglas wiggin september 28, 1856august 24, 1923 was an american educator and author of childrens stories, most notably the classic childrens novel rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm kate douglas wiggin audiobook. She started the first free kindergarten in san francisco in 1878 the silver street free kindergarten. She devoted her adult life to the welfare of children and worked closely with her sister, nora a. They arent used to having young people around, but rebeccas mother has very little money, and the aunts offer to help out by having rebecca come live with them. Aunt jane and aunt miranda are constantly surprised by rebecca. It is an adaptation of wiggins novels about the character rebecca rowena randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 followup, new chronicles of rebecca. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin free at.
It is an adaptation of wiggin s novels about the character rebecca rowena randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 followup, new chronicles of rebecca. The tale of an impoverished girl growing up to see the bright side of things is touching. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm is a classic american 1903 childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin that tells the story of rebecca rowena randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of riverboro, maine. Page 51 a soldier of the legion lay dying in algiers. Rebeccas story was written 5 years earlier than annes, but it doesnt appear that lucy maud montgomery was influenced by wiggins novel. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin full.
Rebecca of sunnybrook farm is a delightful childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin that tells the story of rebecca rowena randall and her two stern aunts in the village of riverboro, maine rebeccas family has fallen upon hard times, and the story opens with her leaving her childhood home to live with her two aunts miranda and jane sawyer. Previous part 2 next part 4 the colors had run in the rubbing, the pattern was blurred, and there were muddy streaks here and there. Kate douglas wiggin september 28, 1856 august 24, 1923 was an american educator and author of childrens stories, most notably the classic childrens novel rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Oct 30, 2017 is a classic american 1903 childrens novel by kate douglas wiggin that tells the story of rebecca rowena randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of riverboro, maine. Kate douglas smith attended a district school in philadelphia and for short periods the gorham female seminary in maine, the morison academy in maryland. Rebeccas joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm is a play written by kate douglas wiggin and charlotte thompson. Kate douglas wiggins life took a monumental turn with a chance encounter her unexpected meeting with charles dickens on a train when she was 11 years old. I have read it and reread it countless times and it never fails to bring a smile to my face.
Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph and click the bookmark icon that appears to the left of it. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin part 1 out of 6. Rebecca has six brothers and sisters back home at sunnybrook farm. For anyone suffering with the blues one could not do better than to prescribe this last book of kate douglas wiggin, with the certainty that it would effect a cure. The dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrades hand, and he said, i never more shall see my own, my native land. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm audiobook by kate douglas wiggin. Sep 07, 2017 buy rebecca of sunnybrook farm by smith wiggin, kate douglas isbn.
Librivox recording of rebecca of sunnybrook farm, by kate douglas wiggin. Around the age of 10 or 11, she was forced to leave her home, sunnybrook farm, to live in a brick house with her spinster aunts in riverboro. The aunts do their best to turn rebecca into a proper lady, but it may be easier to tame a wild horse. I found rebecca of sunnybrook farm similar in many ways to anne of green gables. She devoted her adult life to the welfare of children and. This beautiful trade edition features the artwork of rebecca of sunnybrook farms original illustrator helen mason grose, with 6 full colour plates and 32 penandink drawings. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas smith wiggin. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin free ebook. Rebecca goes to live with her two stern aunts in a village in maine.
Rebecca of sunnybrook farm classic starts by kate douglas wiggin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kate douglas wiggin wrote childrens books to finance the school she started in the slums of san francisco in 1878. Rebecca of sunnybrook farm by kate douglas wiggin read free. She practically turns the sleepy town of riverboro upside down. Listen to rebecca of sunnybrook farm audiobook by kate douglas wiggin. Buy a cheap copy of rebecca of sunnybrook farm book by kate douglas wiggin. Rebecca has a mind very much her own and she has a real talent for mischief. As they were leaving they passed the locked cases containing the library of fiction, open to the teachers and townspeople, but forbidden. But the publication of rebecca of sunnybrook farm in 1903 won her major acclaim both here and in great britain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There was lack of womans nursing, there was dearth of womans tears. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.
1425 1378 922 573 867 881 863 1395 562 589 247 124 1129 303 307 142 118 1484 245 1202 33 609 688 1174 1188 947 359 859 1153