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Emma
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Narrated by:
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Jenny Agutter
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By:
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Jane Austen
About this listen
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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.
Narrator Biography
Jenny Agutter began her acting career as a child in 1964's East of Sudan and is well known for appearing in three adaptations of The Railway Children. She starred in the critically acclaimed 1971 film Walkabout as well as receiving a string of Hollywood roles. She won an Emmy for her role in The Snow Goose (1971), as well as a BAFTA for her role in Equus (1997).
More recently she has appeared in several television dramas, including Spooks (2002-2003), and Call the Midwife since 2012. She has performed in numerous theatre productions, including roles with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has also narrated audiobooks like Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle, and featured in the Doctor Who audio dramas inThe Bride of Peladon, and The Minister of Chance. In 2012 she was appointed OBE for her charity work.
Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Emma
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- Kirsten Willis
- 05-02-2023
Great story, occasionally underwhelming performance
Classic story, mostly well performed except that the same voice was frequently carried over from one character to the next, or from a piece of narrative to speech. This was particularly noticeable when transitioning to a male character, and made it difficult at times to determine which character was speaking. The reading was otherwise very expressive and evocative, and many of the female characters were very well done - notably Miss Bates and Mrs Elton.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-02-2024
Incredibly performance of this beloved classic!
Listen to this - you won’t regret it. The narrator is absolutely captivating and represents each of the characters to perfection. And of course, Jane Austen delivers a witty, wonderful, heart-warming story of redemption worth revisiting over and over. I couldn’t recommend this audiobook more!
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- Yvette F
- 28-01-2022
Lovely reading
I really loved this reading of Emma. Brilliant narration. Tempted to listen again as soon as it was over.
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- jenny
- 28-09-2022
Another Jane Austen delight
I’ve so enjoyed all the Jane Austen novels that I’ve heard on audible. Coming to them years after a first reading has been a true delight. All the narrators have proved equal to their task and I’m sorry that I now have no more to listen to!
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- Thili Jaya
- 16-04-2024
Loved this
A wonderful novel of Austen, performed perfectly. Enjoyed it very much. It paints such a beautiful picture of life in the Victorian era
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-2024
Austen with humour
I love Jane Austen. A woman before her own time! Emma is so refreshing and funny. A great introduction to her work.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-2021
Wonderful reading brought the story alive.
The narration was easy to follow and the intonation of the dialogue conveyed the characterisations perfectly and made it easier to follow the story. Highly recommended.
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- Leisal
- 28-11-2022
Jenny Agutter is superb
Such a nuanced and delightful interpretation: Jenny Agutter extracts the humour and characters perfectly. A delight to revisit an old favourite in this way.
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- Karen
- 30-06-2023
Easy listening
It was easy to listen to driving around home town or at home doing daily jobs
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- Jordan61
- 05-06-2023
Not my favourite Austen
This is the last in my austenathon inc Lady Susan and maybe it’s the duration of it but while I have reached a new appreciation of Northanger Abbey Emma I found a struggle with the heroine by todays standards not particularly likeable.
Persuasion remains my favourite
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