Alice in Wonderland: free audiobook options

Look for the full title Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. A collection called Alice in Wonderland may contain this story, its sequel, or an adaptation. The Gutenberg entry linked here is the first book; do not assume it includes Through the Looking-Glass.

For a class or a reading group, compare the chapter headings with your assigned copy. An illustrated edition and an ebook can place the same passage on different pages. Record the chapter and a few opening words when you want to return to a passage.

Try some dialogue and a poem as well as the opening narration. Carroll uses sound, pauses and double meanings; a voice that suits ordinary prose may put an unexpected emphasis on a joke. A short sample cannot establish how the whole book will sound.

The Mouse’s tale is also a visual joke: its shape on the page is part of the experience. Keep the text nearby for passages like this. LoudReader highlights spoken words, but hearing the words alone does not reproduce typography or illustrations. Text-to-speech is useful for following the writing; it does not supply an explanation of a pun.

Install LoudReader from the App Store on iPhone or iPad. The iPad app also runs on compatible Apple Silicon Macs. Search the Gutenberg catalogue for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Check the title and edition before downloading. Download the book and the voice you want while connected, then start playback.

Try every available voice for your first 8 hours of listening. Afterwards, keep a free English voice selection and unlimited book listening. No LoudReader account or word quota. Premium adds features including playback speed from 0.3x to 3.0x and a sleep timer.

For offline listening, finish those downloads and try a chapter before leaving. Speech is generated on your device; catalogue browsing and downloads need a connection. The website sample is a preview, not the full audiobook.

LibriVox’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, version 4 is a volunteer recording with downloadable audio. Its catalogue page lists the reader and sections. Listen to a section before downloading the whole recording; choose according to the voice you prefer, rather than assuming a free recording has one particular style.

Use a recording if you want a fixed performance you can keep in an audio player. Use ebook text-to-speech if you want to listen to an editable choice of text edition and follow the words on screen. These are two ways to enjoy the book, not a quality ranking.