Emma

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Nadia May

Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

First published in 1816 and generally considered Jane Austen's finest work, Emma is a humorous portrayal of a heroine whose injudicious interferences in the life of a young parlour-boarder in a neighboring village often lead to substantial mortification. Austen brings to life a myriad of engaging characters as she presents a mixture of social classes as she did in Pride and Prejudice. Her two greatest comic characters are part of Emma's machinations: the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and the quintessential bore, Miss Bates.

Delightfully funny, Emma displays the shrewd wit and delicate irony which made Jane Austen a master of the English novel. Although Austen thought that only she would like her witty, fanciful, self-deluded heroine, Emma has gained the affection of generations of readers.

(P)2000 Blackstone Audio Inc.

A Classic

Good story, rather dry for a modern audience but still worth getting. Good to understand modern narratives like "Clueless".

subpar narrator, excellent book

Nadia May's acting skills - especially voice differentiation - left something to be desired. Jane Austen's masterpiece, however, is... well. Her second best book.

Jane Awesome

I'm a bearded, weightlifting, ju-jitsu fighting 21 year old dude, and Jane Austen has a special place in my heart.

She parodies the politeness of everyday life with precision and humor, and she makes the follies of romance all at once dreadful, absurd, and touching. Her prose is perfect; when listening to her dialogues, she writes like people talk - not how regular romance authors think people talk.

I suggest this book to anyone even remotely interested in reading one of the greatest English authors to ever live.

Wonderful story!

This book was VERY well written and narrated wonderfully! I wish there was a sequel. I will definitely recommend "Emma" and read more Jane Austen books!

A Beautiful Escape

I downloaded this familiar read to listen to as I commuted to and from work. I work in the schools and at the end of the year everything gets rushed, stressful, and exhausting. Dropping into another time and place with familiar characters and a wonderful narration was just what I needed to separate my home and work brains. It kept me relaxed before and after work and happily thinking about the story and characters, and definitely not what needed to be done at work or should have been done.

Wonderful!

Perfect narration for this classic Jane Austin novel and one of my favorite audiobooks. I re-listen to this one periodically and never tire of it.

The narration makes for a challenging listen.

The narrator has wonderful voice but the performance leaves much to be desired. There are no real changes in voice or inflection throughout the story nor does the narrator change her voice to distinguish between characters. It's rather like having an English grandmother read to you and less a professional book narration.

Manners

Austen always wrote for the upper-class, and there are many times when that cuts through the narrative. But given that our contemporary middle-class lives at or above the levels of the country aristocracy portrayed here, many of us can still find it relatable.

And it is _so_ relatable! The foibles of young love are on parade here, and nobody, not even the primary protagonist, is spared. While we can watch and sympathize with Emma, we can also feel quite strongly when her behavior is brusquely called out. Correctly. Emma is capable of feeling shame (when it is deserved), and that was probably a rare trait in 1816, and not all that common now.

The narration was great; Nadia May gave distinct voices to the main characters, and even carried off the male voices admirably.

A Perfecf reading!

This is the third audiobook of Emma I finished and I believe also the best. Nadia May does an amazing job at narrating and playing the characters. I enjoyed this reading so much that I am considering listening to it again immediately.

Lively Emma

What a listen! This audiobook sparkles with life. The voices and accents are well done and i felt that it really does justice to Jane Austen.