Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire. She is renowned for her keen observations of early 19th-century English society, particularly the roles of women and the institution of marriage. With a sharp wit and an incisive understanding of human relationships, Austen crafted timeless characters and narratives that resonate with readers even today. Her major works, including "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," and "Emma," highlight her ability to blend romance with social commentary, creating stories that are both engaging and reflective.
Austen spent much of her life in the English countryside, where she honed her writing skills in the company of family and friends. Despite facing the challenges of her time as a woman writer, her novels have gained immense popularity and critical acclaim, often celebrated for their humor and insight. If you're curious to delve into the world of Jane Austen, we invite you to explore her delightful works in this app. Each story offers a glimpse into the complexities of love, class, and personal growth, making for a rewarding listening experience.
Pride and Prejudice (version 3)
Read by Karen Savage
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It …
Emma (version 3)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Jane Austen
Jane Austen famously described Emma Woodhouse, the title character of her 1815 novel, as "a heroine whom no-one but myself will much li…
Sense and Sensibility (version 4)
Read by Karen Savage
Jane Austen
When Mr Henry Dashwood dies, with his estate entailed to his son and grandson, his wife and three daughters are left in reduced circumstance…
Pride and Prejudice
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Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It …
Mansfield Park (version 2)
Read by Karen Savage
Jane Austen
Miss Frances, the youngest Ward sister, "married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marin…
Persuasion (version 4)
Read by Karen Savage
Jane Austen
Several years before the events of the novel, Anne Elliott fell in love with a young and handsome but poor naval officer. She was persuaded …
Emma
Read by Sherry Crowther
Jane Austen
Sherry reads Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and f…
Northanger Abbey (version 2)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey follows Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath, England. Seventeen year-old Catherine s…
Pride and Prejudice (version 6, dramatic reading)
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Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals w…
Pride and Prejudice (version 4)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's classic comic romance, in which the five Bennett sisters try to find that most elusive creature: a sing…
Love and Freindship
Read by Cori Samuel
Jane Austen
Love and Freindship [sic] is a juvenile story by Jane Austen, dated 1790, when Austen was 14 years old. Love and Freindship (the misspelling…
Persuasion (version 2)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Jane Austen
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot fell in love with a poor but ambitious young naval officer, Frederick Wentworth. The Elliots were dissatisfied …
Persuasion
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Anne Elliott, Jane Austen's only aging heroine, has devoted her life to caring for her financially irresponsible family. Just when she is gr…
Sense and Sensibility (version 5 dramatic reading)
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The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older …
Sense and Sensibility (version 3)
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's first published novel, focuses on the lives and loves of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. The…
Mansfield Park (dramatic reading)
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Mansfield Park is Jane Austen's 1814 novel focusing on Fanny Price, the daughter of a poor Portsmouth family, who is taken to live with her …
Northanger Abbey
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Northanger Abbey is a hilarious parody of 18th century gothic novels. The heroine, 17-year old Catherine, has been reading far too many “hor…
Sense and Sensibility
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The two eldest Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, one of whom (Elinor) embraces practicality and restraint while the other (Marianne) gi…
Emma (version 7 Dramatic Reading)
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Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance....As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and dif…
Lady Susan
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Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. Although the …