Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggen
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggen
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Author: Kate Douglas Wiggen

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

"Heart-warming story about a girl named Rebecca”
“Rebecca is the Girl’s Complement to Tom Sawyer”

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children’s 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. Rebecca’s joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding. Wiggin wrote a sequel, New Chronicles of Rebecca. Eric Wiggin, a great nephew of the author, wrote updated versions of several Rebecca books, including a concluding story. The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with Shirley Temple in the title role.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Werner on October 10, 2018

Note, Oct. 10. 2018: I just edited this review to embed a link to an online article I referred to here. (When I originally reviewed the book, I wasn't as adept at embedding links as I've become since then.) My first encounter with this book was as a grade-school student back in the early 60s; I'd rea......more

Goodreads review by maya on January 23, 2025

*3.25* i liked it, reading about Rebecca's adventures and childhood. towards the end it started feeling bittersweet especially with the longer time jumps and her growing up... I preferred the first 50-70% of the book, the lighthearted simplicity of it. would have given it a 4 if it had continued on t......more

Goodreads review by Judy on May 26, 2012

If I were teaching a literature class, I would definitely use this book to compare the early American society that existed over 100 years ago to today's American society. I first read this book as a child in the early 1970s. At that time I enjoyed literature filled with wholesome views of life, fami......more