Lady Susan

De: Jane Austen

Narrado por: Elizabeth Klett, Beth Thomas, Ben Lindsey-Clark, Amanda Friday, Denis Daly, Becca Maggie, Carol Box

Lady Susan is an epistolary novel by Jane Austen about a beautiful and manipulative widow scheming to arrange wealthy marriages for herself and her daughter. This book is the basis for the film Love & Friendship, written and directed by Whit Stillman, and starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny. This dramatized production is presented by the Online Stage.

Cast: Elizabeth Klett as Lady Susan Vernon and the Narrator; Beth Thomas as Catherine Vernon; Ben Lindsey-Clark as Mr. de Courcy; Amanda Friday as Alicia Johnson; Denis Daly as Sir Reginald de Courcy; Becca Maggie as Frederica Vernon; Carol Box as Lady de Courcy.

Public Domain (P)2016 Voices of Today

The language is beautiful

Any additional comments?

The twist in the story was down played and it took the wind out of the ending. The movie Love and Friendship is based on this book and is an excellent watch.

Elizabeth Klett is a standout reader/performer

This is a favorite work and I have listened to many versions. what a JOY to hear ED'S vibrant delivery of a character.

This was a very well matched ensemble. The audio levels are well balanced, and each does a very good job.
(I'm just an EL fan :-) )

Early Jane Austen

Not much plot, and a lot of names and family/social connections to keep track of in this short novella. Some of narrators were good, a few were overly dramatic or difficult to understand. The movie version of this story, "Love and Friendship", offers a different interpretation of the material here.

social media: intrigue of its time

Although it was required reading for a fiction class, I'm glad it was. Different type of Austen...loved it!

awful narrator

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

no

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?

Juliet Stephenson should narrate all books

Any additional comments?

someone who can't do an english accent narrates this book, it is the worst

Excellent dramatization!

Through letters the listener learns of the adventures of Lady Susan Vernon and those who come in contact with her. We learn the fate of her daughter who is most unfortunate to have Lady Susan for a mother, but you will have to listen to find out why. My favorite actor was Elizabeth Klett who read the letters of Lady Susan, herself. I've listened to many of Ms. Klett's audio books and she has a wonderful English accent and a beautiful voice. In addition, all the other reader/performers were excellent, also. They read their letters with great expression and feeling. All in all, a truly enjoyable listening experience. I wish it could have been longer!

Perfect

Marrying a Jane Austen novella with talented narrators is a match made in heaven. Lady Susan is an epistolary novel (written in letters) which is perfectly suited to multiple narrators. It had been years since I've read this and enjoyed the audio rendition very much. Listening to this also made me appreciate the recent film version (Love and Friendship) even more.