Olive
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw





Inspired by Jane Eyre, Dinah Maria Craik's 1850 novel, Olive, was one of the first to feature a disabled central character. 'Slightly deformed' from birth, Olive believes that she will never be able to marry like other women, so she devotes her life to her art, her mother, and above all, her religion. It takes a dark secret from the past and a new, fascinating acquaintance, to make her realize what her life could be. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw) (14 hr 3 min)
Kapitel
Chapter 1 | 12:22 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 2 | 16:13 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 3 | 11:42 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 4 | 9:28 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 5 | 19:55 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 6 | 13:09 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 7 | 9:58 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 8 | 16:15 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 9 | 9:45 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 10 | 14:01 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 11 | 13:47 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 12 | 22:09 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 13 | 22:42 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 14 | 11:16 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 15 | 20:36 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 16 | 15:04 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 17 | 18:39 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 18 | 13:22 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 19 | 19:19 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 20 | 23:55 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 21 | 17:58 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 22 | 16:50 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 23 | 18:29 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 24 | 16:44 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 25 | 15:37 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 26 | 19:58 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 27 | 22:14 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 28 | 21:01 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 29 | 12:54 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 30 | 24:39 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 31 | 15:11 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 32 | 18:51 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 33 | 17:23 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 34 | 11:43 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 35 | 21:17 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 36 | 21:16 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 37 | 13:02 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 38 | 20:13 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 39 | 18:09 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 40 | 13:36 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 41 | 22:41 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 42 | 15:48 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 43 | 19:27 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 44 | 13:11 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 45 | 21:08 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 46 | 22:23 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 47 | 16:44 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 48 | 19:28 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Chapter 49 | 21:41 | Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw |
Bewertungen





Huckleberry Gap
Whew. Almost wish I had bailed on this one. If you enjoy hours of noble suffering, plus a goodly dose of lovers who continually just miss understanding each other, seasoned with Victorian morals and ideas of a woman's place, then have at it. Maybe I simply need more cheerful books at present, but this doesn't make my read-again-someday list. (The reader was excellent.)
lovely voice





Hope Tikvah
what an amazing narrator! I hope to hear more from her. She does excellent character voices which really bring the story to life and her narration is soothing and well enunciated. The recording is also very clear and without any background noises. The story itself is also lovely and it's nice to see a disabled protagonist portrayed in a favourable light, something quite unusual in Victorian literature.
Excellent reader, difficult book.





Rik Back
the reader is excellent and she deserves a medal for completing this. I confess that I enjoyed the first half, I was still with it for the next quarter, but the last quarter of the book was painful and contrived. I think if the author had wound it up three quarters through I would be giving the book five stars.
Great reader!





bowhows
This is a touching story, and the reader has done a fantastic job. She has a beautiful voice, intonation and a natural way of delivering the dialogue.
Sweet Story





C. Love
You can guess the end but it is a slow winding tale that keeps you wondering how it all will unfold & the reader is excellent





A LibriVox Listener
Great novel.I really did enjoyed and the reader is great.
Beautiful story





Rai
sweet story with several unexpected twists.





Phxjennifer
Complex plot and memorable characters. Excellent narrator.