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Emma

Written by: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Nadia May
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 First published in 1816 and generally considered Jane Austen's finest work, Emma is a humorous portrayal of a heroine whose injudicious interferences in the life of a young parlour-boarder in a neighboring village often lead to substantial mortification. Austen brings to life a myriad of engaging characters as she presents a mixture of social classes as she did in Pride and Prejudice. Her two greatest comic characters are part of Emma's machinations: the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and the quintessential bore, Miss Bates.

Delightfully funny, Emma displays the shrewd wit and delicate irony which made Jane Austen a master of the English novel. Although Austen thought that only she would like her witty, fanciful, self-deluded heroine, Emma has gained the affection of generations of readers.

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The narrator is excellent. She gives all the characters different voices and changes up accent where appropriate (I.e. more posh or less posh)
The story is good, shallow easy listening if taken at face value or interesting satire on the upper classes of Britain if you want to dig a little deeper.

A classic done well

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it's a great classic. Nadia May read with elegance and feeling. Definitely will listen again.

A favourite

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this is a Jane Austen story so the ending is as expected and the journey there is fun.

engaging story wonderful narration

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Overall I really enjoyed the book, despite the fact that I really disliked the character Emma. #Audible1

Are you supposed to hate the main character?

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This is a beautiful, quite funny story that is beautifully read. Thoroughly enjoyable! I found Emma a little annoying at the beginning but the story is so engaging that by the end I was cheering for her!

Lovely reading

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