Emma

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Jane Leclercq

In rural 1800s England, things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman. Emma is considered by many to be Austen's finest novel. The book has been adapted countless times to stage, film, and television.

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media

Audio is below par

Would you try another book from Jane Austen and/or Jane Leclercq?

Yes, I would try another by the author but probably not by the narrator.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Emma?

The realization that Emma loved Mr. Knightly and that he loved her!

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jane Leclercq?

Kate Beckinsale

Did Emma inspire you to do anything?

Be kindly and non-judgmental.

Needs Editing!!!

This really needed some editing, the narrator would often repeat lines, at one point she tried a line 3 times then went blah and tried again. At one point the turning of pages was audible, and she would call Mr. Elton Mr. Elliott instead.

CHOOSE A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THIS BOOK!

While Jane Austen remains one of my favorite authors, and Emma is well-written and amusing, this recording is atrocious. The narrator's droning voice leaves much to be desired. All characters seem to speak with the same voice, accent, inflections and cadence. At times it's impossible to know who is speaking in a conversation. In addition to this, the second part of the download has not been properly edited. There are many places where the narrator did more than one take, and all versions are included. This creates almost a stutter of repeated phrases and sentences. Extremely unprofessional. Do yourself a favor, and choose a different narration of the book.

needs editing

Great story, but it seems like they didn't bother to edit the narration. The reader restarts sentences often enough to be disruptive to the flow. Otherwise, it's fine.

Needs editing

I love Jane Austen, and I thought this was a recording I had listened to before, but it is clear it isn’t. It sounds like it was never edited. There are parts that repeat, sentences or phrases, like the narrator didn’t like how the line came out and they intended to go back, but no one ever did. The wrong name for one of the characters is used multiple times- sometimes in the same section as the correct name. Just disappointing.

Un-edited terrible reading

The reader/voice actor was very mechanical, hard to follow since everything was read in much the same tone. And clearly wasn't edited, she stops frequently and goes back over a line sometimes 3 or 4 times, rustles pages, clears throat etc. I would have never purchased this had I known!

issues with recording

What disappointed you about Emma?

Story was amazing as usal from Jane Austen the issue was with the recording. Several times lines were repeated and once it was as if they were turning pages and in sound booth, you could hear it all. Very odd.

What didn’t you like about Jane Leclercq’s performance?

Not much variety in the character's voices so sometimes it was hard to tell which character was speaking.

reading not edited...

I guess you get what you pay for. lots if mistakes not edited out. at one point she flubbed the line and then said blablablabla...not edited out. some lines read couldn't distinguish who was speaking. not good at all.

Terrible editing

Producer/s did not remove "do over" phrases. Throughout the audio book there are repeated phrases where the narrator is getting 2nd and 3rd takes of that particular part, and these were not removed/edited out. Distracting and annoying. Otherwise the book itself is fine. Since Jane Austen's "Emma" has been reviewed many times by others, I thought the editing problem should be mentioned. I wish I had returned this and gotten a different version of "Emma. "

Errors with recording

There are quite a few errors with the audio recording for this book. The editor clearly left in many instances of the reader correcting or changing her intonation for certain passages. The result is a repitition of certain lines in different tones that can frustrate the listener. However, this is overall a very pleasing and decent version of a classic.