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Emma

Written by: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
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Emma can be enjoyed as a charming love story, a detective story, and a comic and lively picture of English life 200 years ago.

Austen's beautiful, clever, wilful but fallible heroine Emma Woodhouse believes she knows best. Perfectly content with her life she sees no need for either love or marriage, yet nothing pleases her more than meddling in the romantic lives of others. But when she fails to heed the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and schemes to arrange a suitable match for her protégée, Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. She discovers that she understands the feelings of others as little as she does her own heart.

With a cast of unforgettable characters, it is a lively comedy of manners that explores the concerns of genteel women living in Regency times.

Jane Austen was an English writer known primarily for her six major novels which focused on the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her plots often explore women's dependence on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security.

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In a story about rich, nosy neighbours constantly visiting each others manors and gossiping, the narrator helped give it more life and enjoyment. From the never-ending clucking of Mrs. Bates, Mr Woodhouses bemoaning, and the GOAT that is Mr. Knightley, the performance brought a charm that on the whole allowed me to appreciate this classic.

Narrator makes it worthwhile

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I can’t help but love Emma despite her flaws. This is my favourite Austen novel. I enjoy it more and more with each read (or listen)!

My favourite Austen novel and a great audio book.

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I enjoyed this story a lot, the reading was done beautifully and animatedly the characters are well written and they were very relatable. I find myself speaking similarly to the reader as I have spent so much time listening to this book.

It’s was great

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What a lovely way to be drawn into Jane Austen’s world by Ms. Agutter’s reading. That voice if only she did more books.

Jenny Agutter’s velvety voice

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I was a bit worried because I am quite picky about narration, but this narrator read in a consistent manner with the perfect amount of difference in characters! I love this book and it was great to find someone that could read it in a way that kept with the feel of the book.

Great narrator for this story!

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