Persuasion

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Mary Sarah

A moving love story displaying all of Austen's signature wit and ironic narrative style. Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816.

Public Domain (P)2013 Trout Lake Media

Delightful story, average performance.

Listening to this a second time I'm once again perplexed by the utterly strange pronouncement of certain words. One (I forget which) was pronounced so strangely it took me a few seconds thought before I could figure out exactly what she meant. And then there's the grating "oblahzshe". What. In. The. Heck. Oblige, woman!!! There's an I and a G in it!!! There were also odd pauses in the reading from time to time. Nothing terrible, but enough to clearly make this not a first-rate production.

Nevertheless, it was inexpensive to purchase and was enjoyable to listen to, so no real complaints. A thoroughly delightful story, one of my favourites.

A Masterpiece

This may well be Austen's masterpiece. Not as lively as P&P or as sparkling as Emma, it nonetheless rewards repeated readings/listenings to fully appreciate its subtle satire and wit.
The narrator is terrific & really makes the prose sparkle. I have listened to this several times now.

forgettable

not Jane Austen's best work. predictably enough, the heroine marries her true love, but he lacks the charm of Mr. Darcy or Mr. Knightly.

Love the story.

Persuasion is one of my favourite books. The narration was a little dramatic, but over all pleasant.

Jane Austen

I have a fixation with Jane Austen since first reading Sense and Sensibility years ago. This story was no different. Misunderstood love. People on other reviews talked about the narrator but she was fine to me. Her diction was clear and she used different inflections for the different characters. A good experience.