Miss Billy
Eleanor H. Porter
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Mr. Neilson was determined to name his first child after his boyhood chum, William Henshaw. When the baby disappointed him by being a girl, he was consoled by naming her Billy. Miss Billy, now 18, orphaned and all alone in the world, takes her lawyer’s suggestion to ask her namesake to take her in. Only one little problem – Mr. Henshaw did not know of her existence, and then mistakenly thinks that Billy is a boy!
Eleanor H. Porter was an early 20th century author of children’s literature and novels. Her most well known book was “Pollyanna” and it’s sequel, “Pollyanna Grows Up”. (Summary by Maria Therese) (6 hr 17 min)
Chapitres
| 01 - Billy Writes a Letter | 6:25 | Lu par ashleighjane |
| 02 - "The Strata" | 5:56 | Lu par ashleighjane |
| 03 - The Strata - When the Letter Comes | 11:05 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 04 - Billy Sends a Telegram | 7:20 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 05 - Getting Ready for Billy | 10:33 | Lu par ESFJ Girl |
| 06 - The Coming of Billy | 8:17 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 07 - Introducing Spunk | 8:14 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 08 - The Room and Billy | 10:52 | Lu par Kathy Sullivan |
| 09 - A Family Conclave | 7:04 | Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
| 10 - Aunt Hannah | 14:01 | Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
| 11 - Bertram Has Visitors | 8:46 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 12 - Cyril Takes His Turn | 9:08 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 13 - A Surprise All Around | 7:51 | Lu par Thelma Meyer |
| 14 - Aunt Hannah Speaks Her Mind | 9:41 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 15 - What Bertram Calls "The Limit" | 8:37 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 16 - Kate Takes a Hand | 8:01 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 17 - A Pink-Ribbon Trail | 9:00 | Lu par Ted Nugent |
| 18 - Billy Writes Another Letter | 8:44 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 19 - Seeing Billy Off | 8:42 | Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
| 20 - Billy, the Myth | 10:14 | Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
| 21 - Billy, the Reality | 11:17 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 22 - Hugh Calderwell | 14:26 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 23 - Bertram Does Some Questioning | 9:15 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 24 - Cyril, the Enigma | 5:31 | Lu par ESFJ Girl |
| 25 - The Old Room - and Billy | 9:10 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 26 - "Music Hath Charms" | 7:34 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 27 - Marie, Who Longs to Make Puddings | 9:48 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 28 - "I'm Going to Win" | 8:31 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 29 - "I'm Not Going to Marry" | 6:19 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 30 - Marie Finds a Friend | 7:51 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 31 - The Engagement of One | 8:03 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 32 - Cyril Has Something to Say | 8:20 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 33 - Williams is Worried | 8:10 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 34 - Class Day | 13:11 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 35 - Sister Kate Again | 12:45 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 36 - Williams Meets With a Surprise | 12:25 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 37 - "William's Brother" | 8:19 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 38 - The Engagement of Two | 8:27 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 39 - A Little Piece of Paper | 7:40 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 40 - William Pays a Visit | 8:35 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 41 - The Crooked Made Straight | 6:08 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| 42 - The "End of the Story" | 6:51 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
Critiques
A lot of fun
AnitaJ
Really enjoyed this! While all the readers were good, I must applaud Phil Chenevert who read 75% of the chapters. I just loved his unhurried and so easy to understand reading. His voice was perfect for the comedy of this story. I look forward to the sequel!
miss billy
dee
I thoughrely enjoyed this book! cannot wait to listen to the next part of the series or should I say book 2! Thank you so much! blessing to all!
very nice story
Meg
Fun story and nice little twists. Readers were alright . :-)
another good read by P Chenevert
obx12
Thank to an excellent reader for the majority of the chapters, and to the other readers who were good. The plot was manipulated at times but the sweet story was worth the listen . Miss Billy is the same style as Pollyanna.
A LibriVox Listener
An old fashioned charming story. Billy is a heroine hard to not fall love in with in. As in Pollyanna Grows Up, there is thrown in pitifully hilarious imaginary and real romances created by the characters but true love succeeds inspire if Aunt Kate's meddling ways.
Nice story
mikezane
This story reminds me of Abbot and Costello because you have one person on one side thinking one thing and others on the other side thinking a different thing and everyone in the middle saying, "I don't know, third base!" Bille is an orphan who is taken in by her father's boyhood friend. Okay, it's a shock, she's a girl, but they work with it. Billy makes herself comfortable, only to be driven away by a misunderstanding. The Henshaw brothers are saddened, and try to get Billy back to live with them, but it seems like one silly mixup after another gets in the way. It all ends well tho, and everyone finds happiness. Readers were good, no complaints.
Terrific story, mostly great readers
The Momtionary
That good people are the ones more likely to be complex, multi-dimensional characters is one of the best kept secrets. Eleanor H. Porter demonstrates this truth in a Shakespearean comedy plot that will have you grinning, shaking your head, and relieved that it all comes out right in the end. The reader "Ted Nugent" obviously is learning English as a second or later language, but only reads one chapter. Some listeners may not care for the northeast accent of one of the other readers, but I found it charming, considering the setting of the novel in Boston.
A lovely and just a tad frustrating book.
loppsi01
This book is the most sweet and frustrating book i heard. If they communicated more it would helped a lot. But then the book would not be half as good. I really felt what each character felt. And a big thank you to the reader/s that did an amazing job. Such a wonderful voice with so much feelings he communicated to the listener. I really loved the book, and the amazing reading.