by Jane Austen
narrated by Alison Larkin
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Just released: July 19, 2016
Publisher: British Classic Audio
Genre: Classic, Romance, Jane Austen
Audio
Rating: 5
series:
Pride and Prejudice
Emma
Persuasion
200 years since Jane Austen completed her last novel, Alison Larkin, a witty and always original voice, brings Persuasion and a selection of lesser-known poems by Jane Austen to a new audience.
Persuasion
Seven years after Anne Elliot rejects the man she loves after a family friend persuades her that he isn’t a good enough match for her, Frederick Wentworth returns to England looking for a wife.
Poems
Austen did not take herself seriously as a poet but she did write occasional, mostly comic verses to entertain family and friends. Selected and introduced by award-winning narrator Alison Larkin, the poems range from lines found on a piece of paper inside a tiny bag she gave to her niece to When Winchester Races a poem she wrote just three days before she died.
My two-bits:
This story is a kind of travel book in that it highlights Lyme and Bath.
I loved the observations and descriptions of the people who surround the protagonist, Anne.
It was a delight to finally see Anne emerge into her own.
This audio version was a treat to listen to. And the added poems are a wonderful addition. It is another dimension of Jane that was unfamiliar to me. Many of the pieces provide a peek at her humorous light side.
* review copy courtesy of narrator
* part of Jane Austen-ish (schedule)
