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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection

Written by: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, Eve Best, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, full cast, David Tennant
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Publisher's Summary

A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels.

Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle.

Northanger Abbey: young, naïve Catherine Morland receives an invitation to stay at the isolated Gothic mansion Northanger Abbey.

Sense and Sensibility: forced to leave their family home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood try to forge a new life at Barton Cottage.

Pride and Prejudice: Mrs Bennet is determined to get her five daughters married well, so when the wealthy Mr Bingley and his friend, Mr Darcy, move into the neighbourhood, her hopes are raised....

Emma: Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry, but she is determined to find a match for her friend, Harriet.

Persuasion: eight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected a marriage proposal from a handsome but poor naval officer. Now her former love has returned....

With an all-star cast including David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia McKenzie, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, Eve Best and Juliet Stevenson, these BBC radio adaptations are full of humour, romance, love lost and love regained. Duration: approx. 14 hours 30 mins.

Full chapter listing:

  • Chapters 1-10: Mansfield Park
  • Chapters 11-13: Northanger Abbey
  • Chapters 14 and 15: Sense and Sensibility
  • Chapters 16-18: Pride and Prejudice
  • Chapters 19 and 20: Emma
  • Chapters 21-23: Persuasion
©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Short but sweet

I truly enjoyed this collection. worth the listen. I found it well done and well acted.

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Wow!

It was so nice to hear all the different actors as Jane's characters. It's was done so well. Not word for word but just as entertaining.

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Beautifully Narrated

The voices had you falling in love with the characters, & excited to get back to listening so you could see what happens next.
If you love the classics this is a must have! #Audible1 ❤

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Like watching a play with your eyes closed.

Absolutely love this dramatization! The actors did a fantastic job in each role they played. I am very happy to of used my first free credit on this title and would recommend it.

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Abridged

I very much enjoyed this heavily abridged program. Had I not a strong familiarity with the stories, however, I might have found it difficult to follow.

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Loved it

Brought Jane Austen back life. The actors were all wonderful. Made my drives so much more enjoyable

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Loved the dramatization, the audio was touch and go

I loved the performances of each piece, but I had to constantly adjust the volume to hear each scene. I listen to books in the car, but I’ve never had this issue with other BBC productions or other audiobooks.

I would still recommend the read 😊

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i cannot find where each book starts

I cant listen to this because I can't figure out where Northanger Abbey starts and don't want to listen to Mansfield Park first. It was a great price but not usable. I wouldn't buy another omnibus again unless it was different.

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Variable volume; no chapter titles

The rise in pitch of some of the voices reaches an uncomfortable level, a problem when the deeper voiced characters require the volume to be high.

The chapters are difficult to navigate, especially if a story beginning has gone past and I’m not even certain which story is in progress.

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Do not purchase

This was just Terrible you can’t go from book to book it’s not labeled properly wish I could get my money back

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