The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Narrated by:
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Anne Hathaway
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By:
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L. Frank Baum
About this listen
Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Female, 2013
One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Alice In Wonderland), fresh from filming one of this year’s most anticipated films, The Dark Knight Rises, lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.
Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz , where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie – and several more that never made it to the big screen – on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.
“It’s such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life”, Ms. Hathaway said. “There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it’s a story that can handle it. It’s amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well.”
Public Domain (P)2012 Audible, Inc.Editorial reviews
Critic Reviews
“Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic.... As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.” (AudioFile)
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-07-2017
loved it, saved us on our family road trip
the narrator was amazing, great production and classic story, saved us on our family road trip.
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- Miss S L Smith
- 16-02-2022
Anne Hathaway was fantastic
While the story was great Anne Hathaway definitely stole the show. Her reading was terrific and well worth the money spent on this beloved classic.
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- Evie Kildea
- 12-05-2018
worth the money
My boys 5 and 8 are very much into reading and loved this story. For such a small amount of money this has a whole lot of listening time.
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- Amanda
- 20-12-2017
Truly wonderful
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Lovely book to listen to and would recommend to families.
What did you like best about this story?
Ann Hathaway is a delightful narrator.
What about Anne Hathaway’s performance did you like?
Loved it!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Probably could have but we didn't get the opportunity to. Would listen to it again though.
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- Melissa Carter
- 14-11-2017
Anne Hathaway is amazing
This is a cute little story, Anne does an amazing job with all the voices and emotions. Not very much like the movie though so dont be disappointed.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2023
Delightful.
Anne Hathaway breathes new wonderful life into this brilliant story that remains as captivating now as when it was written all those decades ago as it is pure magic. Beautiful.
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- Rachel
- 29-07-2015
A must listen, both the story and narration
I've never actually read the wonderful wizard of Oz, so thought I'd download it as an audiobook. It turns out I made a fantastic choice, this book is considered a classic for a reason! While different to the popular movie, the story has many similarities. It's a charming story, with enough differences from the movie to make it worth reading/listening to. My enjoyment of this audiobook was greatly increased by Anne Hathaway's narration - she was fantastic! If she narrates any other books I would definitely like to listen to them. Her voices, tone and inclination were perfect, really drawing you into the story. While you could definitely tell it was her reading, that just added to the effect. I strongly recommend downloading this audiobook, I don't think you'll regret it.
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- Taikozfan
- 08-11-2018
Wonderfully written and well read
It’s been a wonderful book to listen to in the car in order to teach our child about communication and story telling through written word.
The reader was very talented and created a great story with a variety of accents and voice changes that were quite fascinating to listen to. I think it was worth buying such a high quality audio version of this book in order to make listening to audio books a fascinating experience for our child.
Full of imagination and very descriptive story telling. Loved it! Thank you.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-06-2020
Wonderful!
Anne Hathaway is a character voice wizard! A joy to listen to the performance of this classic. Highly recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-2019
So animated.
Lovely to hear Anne Hathaway so animatedly read this story that I have not read or heard in full. So different from the movie with parts that were cut, but you can see why. It would have been very lengthy.
Great listen.
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