Captain Wentworth's Persuasion
Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes
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Captain Wentworth's Persuasion
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Narrated by:
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Graham Vick
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By:
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Regina Jeffers
About this listen
Witty, romantic and insightful, this novel retells the love affair at the heart of Jane Austen's Persuasion from the perspective of the suitor--Captain Wentworth. Written in the language of the era, Captain Wentworth's Persuasion re-creates the original style, themes and sardonic humor of Jane Austen's novel while turning the entire tale on its head in a most engaging fashion. Listeners hear Captain Wentworth's side of this tangled story while gazing into his thoughts and emotions.
Wentworth initially suffers rejection and frustration because the titled Elliots do not consider him good enough for their daughter Anne. Despite her feelings for Wentworth, Anne allows others to persuade her to break off their engagement. Eight years later, when Wentworth returns from fighting against Napoleon's army, the difficult years of war have reversed fortunes. Now it is he who is rich, having won many prizes in battle, while the Elliots are deeply in debt and in danger of losing their good name.
Will Wentworth seek revenge by choosing another woman over his former love? Can he walk away from Anne, or will the memory of her lips and her touch capture his love once again?
©2010 Regina Jeffers (P)2014 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Captain Wentworth's Persuasion
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Ruth Potter
- 23-08-2020
Really wonderful detail.
I loved this faithful retelling of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, one of my favourites, from Captain Frederick Wentworth's perspective. The detail felt very true to both Frederick's and Anne's characters and the times they lived and loved in. Fantastic ending!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Ishy Neville
- 26-01-2019
Had high hopes
Starts out so well while mirroring the original story from Wentworth’s view. Then plummets into badly researched, verbose writing that needed a better editor.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Natalie
- 26-11-2024
Engaging
Some of the endearments were overdone and even cringeworthy. If that sort of thing doesn’t bother you then it was definitely an enjoyable story.
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