The Wizard of Oz: free audiobook and editions

The catalogue sample and built-in entry use ebook 55. Its Gutenberg page points to ebook 43936 as an improved edition. If you want that version, inspect its illustrated EPUB and import it separately into a compatible reading app. We have not compared every line between the two files.

Keep the illustrations available if you are reading alongside a child. Hearing the prose does not describe all the visual information in a picture. When comparing an audio edition, check whether it reads Baum’s novel or an adaptation with a similar title.

Follow the chapter list in the book rather than expecting an adaptation’s scene order. The novel gives each stage of Dorothy’s journey its own space. A familiar character or place does not mean the wording or sequence will match the version you remember.

For shared listening, try one chapter before deciding on a longer session. A story’s age or reputation is not a substitute for checking whether its language, peril and pacing suit the particular listener. Pause to look at a picture or discuss a confusing passage when that helps.

Yes. LibriVox’s version 9 lists a volunteer reading with downloadable sections. Preview the narrator on that page. LoudReader’s website sample instead demonstrates synthetic speech from the ebook, and the app reads in your selected voice.

The catalogue estimate of about 4.5 hours is based on text length. It is not the duration of that LibriVox recording or any film. Choose a recording by its edition and sample, then use its own runtime when planning a journey.

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 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Use ebook 55 from the catalogue or import ebook 43936 if you want the illustrated alternative. 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.

If you have a supported DRM-free EPUB, you can import it for listening without switching to the catalogue text. Check the title page and contents first. Do not assume a commercial adaptation or later Oz collection contains this same novel unchanged.