Keeper of the Bees

  • 1925 first published
  • 🎧 14 h 07 min free audiobook

Gene Stratton-Porter's Keeper of the Bees (1925) is a historical fiction and classic romance novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (14 h 07 min) is available.

About Keeper of the Bees

Threatened with isolation in a sanitorium for tuberculosis, a young soldier escapes and finds himself healing in a paradisal bee-garden by the ocean, tending bees which he knows nothing about, and other unlikely charges who in their circuitous ways, challenge him to discover love. (summary by Czandra)
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Who wrote Keeper of the Bees?

Keeper of the Bees was written by Gene Stratton-Porter and first published in 1925.

What genre is Keeper of the Bees?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction and Classic Love Stories.

Is there a free audiobook of Keeper of the Bees?

Yes β€” LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 14 h 07 min.

What books are similar to Keeper of the Bees?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Great Gatsby, Anthem and The Black Moth.

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