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The Letters of Jane Austen

by Jane Austen
Fiona Shaw
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THE LETTERS OF JANE AUSTEN. Jane Austen, was born in Steventon in 1775, the daughter of a Hampshire clergyman and was the seventh of eight children. The family lived a quiet life though move quite frequently; to Bath, Southampton, Chawton and eventually to Winchester where she died unmarried in 1817, at the age of forty-one. It is to her elder sister Cassandra that most of her surviving letters are written, and through them we discover the intimate world of the English gentry. They are at times both candid and wickedly indiscreet, detailing the joys and sorrows of her large family, providing us with an insight into the life of one of England's great novelists. In this production Jane is played by Fiona Shaw.

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  • Release date

    January 14, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9781780000961
      • File size: 70485 KB
      • Duration: 02:26:50

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      There is something soothing about returning to the lost art of letter writing with this audiobook. Add to this the elegant style of the legendary Jane Austen and the equally elegant performance of Kate Reading, and the result is fine, indeed. Reading's voice is calm, measured, and appropriately slow paced. Even though we are hearing details about lives we largely know little of, and there are no explanatory notes bridging the pieces of correspondence, Reading's steady delivery, which includes footnotes, makes the listening experience reasonable. Reading moves smoothly from letter to letter with subtlety, gently inviting us into another time. The minute and mundane details make for an audiobook best suited for Austen devotees. Reading's work makes every moment worthwhile. L.B.F. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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