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CLASSIC
FICTION Page 2 of 2
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen read by Anna Massey
Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and their very different responses to love, loss and the crushing of their hopes and dreams. Austen chooses this novel to comment on the financial situation of women. The Dashwood Sisters are virtually penniless in a world where the 'marriage market' is largely governed by money. They lose their home on their father's death and receive more kindness from strangers than from their own brother. Despite their 'hardships' they maintain their dignity throughout. The author displays her fascination with the motivations behind her character's actions and shows great skill in achieving sympathetic characterization without sparing the biting wit for which she is renowned.TO VIEW THE TITLE FURTHER CLICK ON ITS IMAGE.
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ANNA MASSEY has been a major stage actress and reader of audio books for many years.
TTDMC 818 ISBN: 1 901768 62 7 abridged 2.5 hours approx. 2 x cassettes
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen read by Joanna Lumley
Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece of wit and perception ridiculing the superficial manners of Jane Austen's time. The author's close attention to detail makes the events and characters she portrays so true to life. It was an era, early 19th century, when young ladies were groomed for matrimony - and not much else. So Mrs. Bennet is eager to marry off her three daughters, Jane, Elizabeth , our heroine, and Lydia. Suitors lined up at the ball include Mr. Collins, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Wickham and the proud Mr. Darcy. It was one of the most popular classics ever shown on BBC television with Colin Firth becoming a heart-throb overnight. JOANNA LUMLEY has become best known as Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.TO VIEW THE TITLE FURTHER CLICK ON ITS IMAGE.
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TTDMC 815 ISBN: 1 901768 59 7 Abridged to 2.5 hours.
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PERSUASION by Jane Austen read by Anna Massey
As with all Jane Austen novels, Persuasion draws much of its appeal from the author's talent for observation and satire. Partly autobiographical, Anne Elliot, a spinster of 27 years, deeply regrets being persuaded to reject a proposal of marriage from Frederick Wentworth, now a successful young naval captain. However, she meets up with him again and the plot evolves. It is a masterpiece of quiet humour, in which the snobberies of a genteel world are exposed through wickedly mischievous eyes. It is a social satire at its best, brilliantly brought to life by some fine reading. ANNA MASSEY has been a major stage actress and reader of audio books for many years.TO VIEW THE TITLE FURTHER CLICK ON ITS IMAGE.
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TTDMC 816 ISBN: 1 901768 60 0 Abridged to 2.5 hours
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EMMA by Jane Austen read by Belinda Lang
Seen through the eyes of Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen paints a charming, often ironic, picture of courtship and love. Set in Highbury a sizeable village in Surrey, the social life is dominated by the intelligent and wealthy Emma who has too little to occupy herself and turns to matchmaking on behalf of her friends and neighbours to relieve the boredom. Her schemes meet with varying degrees of success, until she herself finally learns to concentrate on her own life and leave others to live theirs without her interference.TO VIEW THE TITLE FURTHER PLEASE CLICK ON ITS IMAGE
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BELINDA LANG has been a successful stage actress for many years although her main success has been starring in television's very popular 'Two Point Four Children'.
TTDMC 817 ISBN: 1 901768 62 7 abridged 2.5 hours 2 x cassettes.
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