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Emma (version 7 Dramatic Reading) by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) is a arts podcast hosted by LibriVox. It has 55 episodes, with the latest published January 1970.

Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance....As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives, and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. (Summary by Wikipedia)Cast:Narrator, Volume 1: Bev J. StevensNarrator, Volumes 2 and 3: CaprishaPageMr. Henry Woodhou

arts ·eng ·55 episodes