Sense And Sensibility (Dramatic)

Written by Jane Austen

Narrated by Lisa Ray, Rachel Moore, Ali Webb and 2 more

The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. Through the events in the novel, Elinor and Marianne encounter the sense and sensibility of life and love.In this dramatic reading,talented narrators display their voices to bring Jane Austen's classic story to life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Nov 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781518979965

Jane Austen

Jane Austen nació en la rectoría de Steventon, al noreste de Hampshire, el 16 de diciembre de 1775. Séptima hija del reverendo George Austen y de Cassandra Leigh, Jane Austen fue una destacada novelista británica que, gracias a su gran habilidad para retratar a la sociedad en la que vivió, es considerada como uno de los clásicos de la literatura inglesa. Las novelas de Jane Austen son un reflejo de la nobleza rural inglesa de la época; gracias a su ironía e ingenio y a lo atractivo de su narrativa, se mantienen como un referente de la literatura universal. Su obra ha sido adaptada al cine, al teatro y a la televisión en numerosas ocasiones. Durante la décadade 1790 escribió los primeros borradores de sus exitosas novelas Sentido y sensibilidad, La abadía de Northanger y Orgullo y prejuicio, inspiradas en el color local de Kent y Bath. Entre 1810 y 1817 verían la luz Emma, Mansfield Park y Persuasión. Austen falleció en 1817 en Winchester.

Reviews for Sense And Sensibility (Dramatic)

[S. R. J. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing book!! I didn't expect I'd like it so much!!

The dramatic reading with a narrator for each character took me on a whole journey.

A shame not all the narrators have the same quality of audio recording, though. Some characters' voices were muffled and surrounded in static, I could have sworn Mrs Jennings was never in the room, but instead constantly on call from an old cellphone. It's jarring and distracting.

(And Mrs Dashwood, the emotional woman she's been described as, was given a most monotone and inexpressive voice. Almost robotic. That was quite weird)

[Jennifer Ernst · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Great story, horrible reading. Bad acting & it sounded like AI.

[STEFANIE KITE · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked the characters having their own voices. It was more like listening to an old-timey radio show than an audio book. 4 stars because some of the voices were weird, however. Mrs. Dashwood sounded like Siri or an AI voice. Every time her part came up it threw me off being immersed in the story because the voice was so unfitting...