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.

The most pointless book

There is nothing to be gained from this book but drivel. It's romcom from the 1900's with less excitement. If it's your fantasy to be a condescending shrew then this is the book for you!

Solid Story and Performance

The story is typical of Austen and very sweetly written. It can be hard to follow who is speaking at times, but there is enough change in the characters' expressions that it stays lively. Overall, very good.

Nadia May is a gift to Jane Austen devotees

Nadia perfectly captures the wit and charm of Emma, doing full justice to the subtle irony and genuine warmth of Austen's writing style.

I am a devotee to Jane Austen, and I have read Emma dozens of times and heard 3 (possibly more?) different audiobook adaptations of Emma. Nadia's version is by far my favorite.

Fantastic performance!

Nadia May’s reading is fantastic! Thank you, Audible, for this free book. I am compelled to revisit Jane Austen every few years. This was a delightful trip!

A good performance to an ok book.

Although I do enjoy lengthy classics from early authors, even those which tend to be wordy and may go a long while without dialogue, this story was a bit lagging. There seemed to not be much of a climax at any point, but rather a revealing here and a little there. The performance made it bearable for me though. Nadia May did perfectly fine character voices, especially that of the younger Miss Bates whose character was so strong and ramblings were so long that my brain actually began frying at one point and I had to pause the book and come back later. Nadia's performance was spot on, but Austin wrote too much nonsense for Miss Bates' lines in my opinion.

Austen at her best

This is a book that Jane Austen feared only she would like for the flawed heroine, but it really is one of her finest. The heroine blossoms into a wonderful person whp grows in gratitude and charity. The plot is rich in surprises. Narrator does well in bringing it to life. Highly recommend

Perfection!!!

Fantastic narration for this amazing literary classic!!! Highly recommend for all Jane Austen fans! One of the best audios I've listened to.

Rated for the narrator

Couldn't finish it. I love Emma, but the narrator was not pleasant to listen to which of course negates the usefulness of an audiobook. I will stick with the other download I chose for a full version as well as the radio-show style narrated by Emma Thompson for an abridged version.

A Favorite Classic!

I've read Emma countless times and have listened to this particular narration a couple of times. I have about an hour and a half left for my third listen.
One of the reasons I love Emma is Mr. Knightley. He is the one person that can put Emma in her place. She has a good heart but is a bit self-centered and sometimes unaware of others feelings. Mr. Knightley calls her out on it. I normally don't give spoilers in my reviews but I will say, I love when Emma becomes aware of her feelings.

The Narrator does a capable job with all the accents and different characters, I think she does Miss Bates very well.

annoying!

I love Jane Austen, love this story, and love listening to Nadia May. So why couldn't I listen to this book? I'm not sure if it was the tempo (too fast!), the voices she chose for the characters (too sharp and high) or a combination of the two, but this audiobook was incredibly irritating to listen to. I tried several times but finally gave up. The only reason I could give this three stars was that I know the book itself was good.