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Sense and Sensibility

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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 When Mrs. Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage in Devon. For Elinor, the eldest daughter, the move means a painful separation from the man she loves, but her sister Marianne finds in Devon the romance and excitement which she longs for. The contrasting fortunes and temperaments of the two girls as they struggle to cope in their different ways with the cruel events which fate has in store for them are portrayed by Jane Austen with her usual irony, humour, and profound sensibility.©2005 Naxos Audiobooks Ltd. (P)2005 Naxos Audiobooks Ltd. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance

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Juliet Stevenson's reading is incredibly clever, every character has his/her own voice, and when action moves to drama she can transmit feelings without unnecessary pathos.

wonderful reading

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Unsure how much I would enjoy the narration of this, perhaps my favourite Austen novel, I thoroughly enjoyed Juliet Stevenson's reading. She doesn't go along the route of my bete noir of attempting male voices, her distinction between Elinor and Marianne is excellent, and I loved her Mrs Jennings.

Admittedly, the novel wanders a little but otherwise is a delight. I would recommend this audible book highly to any Austen fan.

Excellent narration of a classic novel

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I am a big fan of Jane Austen's novels, having read and/or watched TV adaptations of them all. I bought this as 'comfort' listening for my long commutes to and from work, and it was indeed very comforting. I think Juliet Stevenson's narration is excellent. She imbues the characters with life - makes them 'jump off the page' (I guess that should be 'jump out of the speaker'). I am now planning to purchase other Austen novels which she as narrated - more comfort listening! If you have never read any Austen novels, buying them as listening books is a good way to introduce yourself to her world of 'propriety'and 'aprobation'. And I would certainly recommend the versions with Juliet Stevenson as narrator.

Delightful

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What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performer couldn't decide on Marianne's voice for a while - in the early stages, giving her the same screechy voice that one might expect to belong to Mrs John Dashwood or Ann Steele. It did settle after a while - I think it was after the departure of Willoughby for London.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Sisters before Misters

Any additional comments?

This book will always be one of my 'comfort listens'. Forget the men. It's all about the women in this book, and how they support and care for one another. Two sets of sisters - the Dashwoods and the Steeles - are opposed to one another, and each set has their own circle of supporters, with dear Mrs Jennings loving and caring for every all four sisters equally.

Classic story. Uneven performance.

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The story is undoubtedly lovely, moreover, Juliet Stevenson's performance is just superb!
I tried several different narrator for "Sense and sensibility" and she is the best.
She created the tone, speed and characteristics for each character so that I could almost see each faces.

The best narrator

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