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Hans Christian Andersen32 audiobooks with Academy Voices
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Laura Harris1 audiobook with Academy Voices
An old woman sits at the window of an almshouse in Copenhagen and watches children play on the rampart below. They run about with red cheeks and bare feet, not knowing the old stories that belong to the ground they play on.
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About this audiobook
An old woman sits at the window of an almshouse in Copenhagen and watches children play on the rampart below. They run about with red cheeks and bare feet, not knowing the old stories that belong to the ground they play on. She watches and remembers: her own young hopes, first love and the long years since.
Hans Christian Andersen's quiet story of 1855 is not a fairy tale with a magical ending. It is a short, tender picture of an old age looking at childhood. Laura Harris reads it in six minutes.
For anyone who likes Andersen's gentler, wistful side.
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Details
Length
6 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
December 2025
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798295373558
Questions
Who narrates the By the Almshouse Window audiobook?
This edition of By the Almshouse Window by Hans Christian Andersen is narrated by Laura Harris.
How long is the By the Almshouse Window audiobook?
It runs 6 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
Is this audiobook narrated by a real person?
Yes. Every Academy Voices audiobook is Certified Human Voice: performed start to finish by a real narrator.
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