Jane Austen
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Jane Austen

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Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Her biting social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honored novelists in English Literature.

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    • Pride and Prejudice

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
    • Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 11,721
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      5 out of 5 stars 10,703
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 10,656

    One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • A Truth Universally Acknowledged

    • By Gretchen SLP on 12-10-15

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    • Sense and Sensibility

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
    • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 987
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 896
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 895

    In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • A lovely listen, Jane + Rosamund = Perfection

    • By Amazon Customer on 08-21-18

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    • Persuasion

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Mary Sarah
    • Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,531
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 1,322
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330

    A moving love story displaying all of Austen's signature wit and ironic narrative style....

    • 1 out of 5 stars

    • Poor narration

    • By Amazon Customer on 01-23-16

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    • The Complete Novels : Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Alison Larkin
    • Length: 81 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 244
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 222
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 220

    Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Table of Contents/Navigation Guide!

    • By Jim on 02-23-18

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    • Mansfield Park

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Sinead Dixon
    • Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 106
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 92
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 95

    "We have all been more or less to blame... every one of us, excepting Fanny." Taken from the poverty of her parents' home, Fanny Price is...

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Truly lovely

    • By BookWyrm on 09-16-18

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    • Emma [Naxos]

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,161
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,652
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,644

    One of Jane Austen's most popular novels. Arrogant, self-willed, and egotistical, Emma is her most unusual heroine....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Why can't all literature be like this?

    • By Theodore on 10-15-11

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    • Northanger Abbey

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,905
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,514
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,510

    When Catherine Morland, a country clergyman's daughter, is invited to spend a season in Bath with the fashionable high society, little does she imagine the delights and perils that await her....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Awesome

    • By Johnny on 08-01-09

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    • Pride and Prejudice

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Samantha Spiro, Full Cast
    • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
    • Original Recording
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 202
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 180
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 178

    Samantha Spiro, David Troughton and Amanda Root are among the cast of this new BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Jane Austen’s famous novel....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Delightful, but too short

    • By Me_Mo on 01-18-15

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    • Orgullo y prejuicio [Pride and Prejudice]

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Nuria Mediavilla
    • Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 22
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 18
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 18

    A lo largo de una trama que discurre con la precisión de un mecanismo de relojería, Jane Austen perfila una galería de personajes que conforman un perfecto y sutil retrato de la época....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Wow! Totalmente maravilloso :O

    • By Daniel on 09-04-18

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    • The Letters of Jane Austen

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Claire Walsh
    • Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 5
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 6

    This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great...

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