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Emma

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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Emma

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Angharad Rees, Full Cast
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About this listen

BBC Audio presents Emma, Jane Austen's engaging and infuriating tale. Austen famously challenged her readers with 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', yet this dramatisation brings Emma to life with romantic meddling, social climbing and perfect happiness.

Emma Woodhouse is equal parts witty, spoilt and vain, and sets her mind on matchmaking. She coaches her long suffering friend Harriet through social interactions and proposals, with disastrous consequences. Can Emma fix her flaws in time to mend her relationships?

Starring Angharad Rees.

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Would you consider the audio edition of Emma to be better than the print version?

i enjoy the book..but find the audio more relaxing

What was one of the most memorable moments of Emma?

when she realizes she made a mistake about Mr Eltons intentions towards her friend Harriet Smith

Which scene did you most enjoy?

the picnic at Box hill

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes.. but i listened to it in three days..and ready to listen again!

Any additional comments?

thanks for a wonderful service İ'm so glad to have discovered you

lovely recording i enjoyed every minute of it

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There is nothing to dislike about this splendid production of one of Jane Austen’s most memorable of plays.

Well thought out with professional actor,s who as per the Austen script, presides overt outlandish character’s who even for me (an Austen devotee) find over the top but as is written by the great lady.

There are many hours of fun & great literature to devour as I did in one evening, making for a fabulous nights entertainment.

Austen wrote with great sarcasm & intellectual wit as she saw the society before her; which is not lost in this excellent performance. This is how Jane Austen expected her work to be portrayed, not the modern BBC way. So we are lucky to have this as it was intended. Pure theatre. This is one we all enjoy listening to over the years.

Very Enjoyable & As it Should Be

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I love this novel and it was delightful to hear it so well done as a drama. A relaxing and enjoyable listen that takes you into the wonderful world of Jane Austen

excellent drama

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This one is easy to review - totally loved it!
Characterisation and period brought to life - a good story which didn't lose much (as is inevitable) in the editing to achieve the dramatisation.

Appreciating Austen through an Engaging Emma

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One of the more widely accessible of the classics, Emma is both intellectual, witty, and plain funny. This recoding really brings it to life

Accessible and witty

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