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)
Capítulos
01 - Billy Writes a Letter | 6:25 | Leído por ashleighjane |
02 - "The Strata" | 5:56 | Leído por ashleighjane |
03 - The Strata - When the Letter Comes | 11:05 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
04 - Billy Sends a Telegram | 7:20 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
05 - Getting Ready for Billy | 10:33 | Leído por ESFJ Girl |
06 - The Coming of Billy | 8:17 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
07 - Introducing Spunk | 8:14 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
08 - The Room and Billy | 10:52 | Leído por Kathy Sullivan |
09 - A Family Conclave | 7:04 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
10 - Aunt Hannah | 14:01 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
11 - Bertram Has Visitors | 8:46 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
12 - Cyril Takes His Turn | 9:08 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
13 - A Surprise All Around | 7:51 | Leído por Thelma Meyer |
14 - Aunt Hannah Speaks Her Mind | 9:41 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
15 - What Bertram Calls "The Limit" | 8:37 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
16 - Kate Takes a Hand | 8:01 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
17 - A Pink-Ribbon Trail | 9:00 | Leído por Ted Nugent |
18 - Billy Writes Another Letter | 8:44 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
19 - Seeing Billy Off | 8:42 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
20 - Billy, the Myth | 10:14 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
21 - Billy, the Reality | 11:17 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
22 - Hugh Calderwell | 14:26 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
23 - Bertram Does Some Questioning | 9:15 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
24 - Cyril, the Enigma | 5:31 | Leído por ESFJ Girl |
25 - The Old Room - and Billy | 9:10 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
26 - "Music Hath Charms" | 7:34 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
27 - Marie, Who Longs to Make Puddings | 9:48 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
28 - "I'm Going to Win" | 8:31 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
29 - "I'm Not Going to Marry" | 6:19 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
30 - Marie Finds a Friend | 7:51 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
31 - The Engagement of One | 8:03 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
32 - Cyril Has Something to Say | 8:20 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
33 - Williams is Worried | 8:10 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
34 - Class Day | 13:11 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
35 - Sister Kate Again | 12:45 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
36 - Williams Meets With a Surprise | 12:25 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
37 - "William's Brother" | 8:19 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
38 - The Engagement of Two | 8:27 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
39 - A Little Piece of Paper | 7:40 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
40 - William Pays a Visit | 8:35 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
41 - The Crooked Made Straight | 6:08 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
42 - The "End of the Story" | 6:51 | Leído por Phil Chenevert |
Reseñas
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.