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Persuasion
- Narrated by: Mary Sarah
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
A moving love story displaying all of Austen's signature wit and ironic narrative style. Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816.
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- Victoria Whittaker
- 14-09-15
accent was clear & nice to listen to
I really enjoyed it, it was a little broken sounded in places.. well worth sale price!
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-12-17
First time listener
This was the first time I have listened to an audible book and I Really enjoyed listening to this book and will listen to more.
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- Clurr
- 24-09-17
Great writer trashed by a dreadful reader
I bought this cheaply on offer but it was still a waste of money. I can't listen to it. I stupidly didn't listen to the sample. The reader is American, and at times she manages to pull of an English accent but then suddenly lapses into a sort of 'Gone With The Wind' ladidah... it's completely off-putting. Her pronunciation of
Places like Gloucester end with a burr but it's not a West Country one! And anyway Jane Austen was from Hampshire. The switching accent makes it hard to focus.
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- Sparkly Sal
- 12-01-17
Lesser-read Jane Austen novel well worth a listen
It took me a while to get used to the narrator's Irish accent - perhaps incongruous to the telling of a quintessentially English novel - but she really brought the story to life.
The style of 19th century literature can make even the most wonderful stories difficult to read in their original version, requiring persistence and determination. I strongly recommend audiobooks for making the literary classics of old accessible to impatient readers.
I had had the book by my bedside for several months but found it hard to penetrate before purchasing the audio book.
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- Silby Grant
- 22-03-17
Annoying narration
I add my voice, or review, to that of many others. A beautiful story with exquisite narrative and dialogue is spoilt by a poor narration.
In my opinion English classics shouldn't be read by a regional accent.
I couldn't decide if the narrator were Irish or American. Either way their voice was all wrong.
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- Pendragon
- 21-05-17
Not very well read
Would you try another book written by Jane Austen or narrated by Mary Sarah?
No I don't think I could suffer another book read by Mary Sarah certainly not one where she is affecting and English accent. Her English accent is all right in parts but breaks down often, and her pronunciation of some words is bizarre . It is hard to understand how she came by the pronunciation of "obliged" assuming English is her first language. However I could listen to many books by Jane Austen.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Persuasion?
Hard to say as the reading was distracting.
Would you be willing to try another one of Mary Sarah’s performances?
No!
Do you think Persuasion needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No, I rather think Jane Austen is dead and would be unable to write a follow up book.
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- Teejay
- 21-12-18
good story and very good reading
good story and very good reading. enjoyed it very . i cant think up any more words!
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- Tutts558
- 19-01-17
Wonderful book ...
The book I read in my teen years, made more understandable when being read to you!
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- Viola Renato
- 01-04-16
very good
I really love this story, it was well read and very easy to listen to.
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- SecretShopper
- 31-03-16
Why not use an English voice artist?
...and if you insist on a North American voice, they should be able to pronounce words like "obliged" properly! I can assure you that it is not "uh-blarged".
The first warning sign was that "shewn" was pronounced "shoon", when any Janeite could tell you that's an old-fashioned spelling of "shown". It also took me a while to realise that the voice artist was attempting to do general English and Somerset accents at some points. If you can't do impressions, it's safest to stick to your own accent.
I'm available to read any American classics you might have in my really poor attempt at an LA accent, if you want me to return the favour.
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