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Sense and Sensibility
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility. In this timeless tale of misguided romance and heartbreak, two teenage heroines must overcome the pitfalls of Georgian England’s high society in order to achieve the love and happiness they seek. The admiration that Pike has for Austen’s work is shown clearly through this passionate delivery of Austen’s first published novel.
“The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”
Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, tells the classic tale of love and heartbreak in late 18th-century England. The story follows the romantic trials and tribulations of the daughters of the recently widowed Mrs. Dashwood as they encounter, and learn to handle, the emotionally reckless male characters of Georgian society. In order to find happiness, the two teenage heroines (Marianne and Elinor) must each learn to navigate through a life where status and money govern the rules of love.
A true classic of English literature, Sense and Sensibility is written with all the hallmarks of Austen’s style, providing strong female protagonists, great irony and wit, and showcasing her superb talent for character creation and dialogue.
About the Author
Jane Austen is one of the most influential and celebrated novelists in English literature. The daughter of a Hampshire clergyman, she was the seventh of eight children and was, from a young age, an avid reader and writer. After graduating from Oxford, Austen survived typhus and embarked on a literary career seeing her works published anonymously throughout her life.
Best known for Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print and have spawned numerous film, television, and drama adaptations. Rich in satire, romance, and wit, Austen is renowned for her critiques of 18th-century British high society and the role of women within it.
About the Narrator
Rosamund Pike is an acclaimed English actress most recognized for her breakthrough role as a Bond girl in Die Another Day (2002), where she won the Empire Aware for Best Newcomer, and her towering lead performance in Gone Girl (2014), which won her an Empire Award for Best Actress. A graduate of English literature from Oxford University’s Wadham College, Pike began her career in stage productions and television appearances before later transitioning into film. Having often spoken of her admiration for the works of Jane Austen, Pike played Jane Bennett in a 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice as well as providing narration of this novel for Audible in 2015.
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The Academy Award nominee and star of Gone Girl narrates one of Jane Austen's most beloved works.What listeners say about Sense and Sensibility
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- Helen Burrows
- 03-12-20
Just lovely
A lovely listen. Beautifully read. Always lose track of who is who with Jane Austen but very much enjoyed it.
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- Bangalorebabe
- 12-12-19
Intelligent & compelling story beautifully written
Loved it in every respect - a great improvement on any of the filmed and televised versions
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- laura
- 16-03-19
my second favourite Austin , a great listen
good narration , lots more detail than the movies , fab book to while away an afternoon
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- Goldielocks
- 06-02-22
Rosamond Pike is Wonderful reading Jane Austin
All of Jane Austin's novels are fab but Sense and Sensibility read by Rosamund Pike is particularly wonderful.
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- Neil Curry
- 10-07-22
Masterly
Rosamund Pike's reading is so good; the pace, the understanding and the variation of voice could not be better,
Just a pity no one told her how to pronounce the name of William Cowper.
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- charles milnes
- 18-01-23
Rosamund Pike read this brilliantly.
As with Pride and Prejudice this superb novel was enhanced by having been spoken so flawlessly and with a wonderful performance by Rosamund Pike.
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- Geekerella
- 30-07-23
Old favourite, beautifully read
The book is an old favourite of mine so I was thrilled to find the audiobook included in my membership. Rosamund Pike is absolutely brilliant at capturing Austen's dry wit and bringing each character to life. I am going to look for more books read by her. I recommend this.
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- Ali
- 27-06-23
Wonderful!
This audible helped me really love the writing of Austen, and delve deeper into her humour, and descriptions. A delightful novel.
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- NICK
- 14-06-23
Tour de Force
A simple plot: the complications in the love lives of sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood. In an impatient mood, I would say “interminable”. But this is Jane Austen , whose style is so impeccable, whose insights are so shrewd that the theme is carried flawlessly from beginning to end..
Well read, though I found Rosamund Pike’s voice rather too “plummy”, perhaps not being appropriate when applied to most of the characters in the reading.. A more standard British accent would have been less obtrusive than this Chelsea Upper Middle
drawl!
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- Carot49
- 19-12-23
Austin at her best
Thoroughly enjoyed hearing female attempt male voices and love this story for the romance and love
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