Thursday, July 12, 2012

Sense and Sensibility

A dramatic recording of "Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is now ready to download! Unfortunately, this project was started before I signed up for Librivox. I don't have a part, but many other wonderful readers do! Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first published novel. It tells the story of the Dashwood family: a mother and three daughters who are suddenly impoverished by the death of their father. Their beloved country estate is entailed and they are forced to move into a small cottage far away from anything they have ever known. Practical Elinor makes the best of the situation, while her romantic sister Marianne pines for adventure. In true Austen fashion, there is a host of delightful and funny characters. If you've never read an Austen novel before, I've always thought Sense and Sensibility would a good place to start. To listen, click on the link below. You can listen to individual chapters online, download a file of the whole book, or subscribe to it as a podcast on iTunes. If you do listen to it and enjoy it, Librivox has dramatic recordings of "Mansfield Park" and "Pride and Prejudice" as well. And of course I have a part in the upcoming "Emma", so keep an eye out for that too!

Sense and Sensibility

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