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Love & Friendship
- In Which Jane Austen's Lady Susan Vernon Is Entirely Vindicated
- Narrated by: Helen Johns, Matt Addis
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's summary
A clever reimagining of Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan by acclaimed filmmaker Whit Stillman.
Jane Austen's funniest novel is also her least known - until now. A sharp comedy of manners set in the 1790s, Love & Friendship centres on Lady Susan Vernon: impossibly beautiful, charming, witty and completely self-absorbed. Recently widowed, Lady Susan arrives unannounced at her brother-in-law's estate to wait out colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society.
While there, she becomes determined to secure a new husband for herself and one for her reluctant debutante daughter, Frederica, too. As Lady Susan embarks on a controversial relationship with a married man, seduction, deception, broken hearts and gossip all ensue.
With a pitch-perfect Austenian sensibility, Stillman breathes new life into Austen's work, making it his own by adding original narration from a character comically loyal to the story's fiendishly manipulative heroine, Lady Susan.
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
In a fascinating tale of long-lost family ties, Miss Elizabeth Bennet finds herself face-to-face with her father after years of separation. The reunion sparks a whirlwind of conflicting sentiments as Elizabeth grapples with the daunting task of reconciling her past with her present. The challenges ahead loom large, requiring her to summon every ounce of strength and resilience she possesses.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Promising Premise, But Lacking in Execution
- By Marie on 06-24-24
By: P. O. Dixon
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
- By: Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 455
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 293
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 291
From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wish they'd turn this into a movie!
- By Kat on 10-10-09
By: Jane Austen, and others
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The Darcys of Pemberley
- The Continuing Story of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
- By: Shannon Winslow
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Story4 out of 5 stars 425
A sequel faithful to Jane Austen's beloved masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have been married for almost a year, and their heated arguments are a thing of the past. All that passion is now directed into more satisfying pursuits. But how long can the honeymoon last? The Darcys of Pemberley is the tale of two romances: the continuation of Darcy and Elizabeth's story, and the courtship of Miss Georgiana.
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1 out of 5 stars
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an insult to Jane Austen
- By Catherine on 09-27-13
By: Shannon Winslow
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By Reason, by Reflection, by Everything
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: P. O. Dixon
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Promised to one sister. Bewitched by the other. What if Mr. Thomas Bennet's first-born daughter is promised to the elder Mr. Darcy's first-born son? Are promises made always promises kept? Or is a love like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet's destined to prevail?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well
- By Kindle Customer on 04-03-18
By: P. O. Dixon
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What Matters in Jane Austen
- Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved
- By: John Mullan
- Narrated by: Paul Collins
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4 out of 5 stars 125
In What Matters in Jane Austen?, John Mullan shows that we can best appreciate Austen's brilliance by looking at the intriguing quirks and intricacies of her fiction. Asking and answering some very specific questions about what goes on in her novels, he reveals the inner workings of their greatness. In 20 short chapters, each of which explores a question prompted by Austen’s novels, Mullan illuminates the themes that matter most in her beloved fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing details and background
- By Barbara JA on 11-12-13
By: John Mullan
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The Portrait of a Lady
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: John Wood
- Length: 23 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 699
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 585
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors, declaring that she will never marry. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By David on 06-26-10
By: Henry James
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Lady Windermere's Fan
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Michael Sheen, Derek Waring, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 110
Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public "morality" compared with genuine, private kindness. The reasons for its continued popularity are not difficult to identify: the play's witty dialogue contains many of Wilde's most quoted aphorisms, its stylish setting provides opportunities for elegant presentation, and its cast of memorable characters play out a story which is genuinely moving. This new audio production brings together a full cast worthy of Wilde's creative genius.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An exciting night at the
- By Karen on 11-28-04
By: Oscar Wilde
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Enchantress of Numbers
- By: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 20 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 282
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. Estranged from Ada's father, who was infamously "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science.
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3 out of 5 stars
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INFORMATIVE BACKGROUND LISTENING
- By Imamomof4 on 02-19-20
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Swann's Way
- By: Marcel Proust
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
Swann's Way is the first novel of Marcel Proust's seven-volume magnum opus In Search of Lost Time. After elaborate reminiscences about his childhood with relatives in rural Combray and in urban Paris, Proust's narrator recalls a story regarding Charles Swann, a major figure in his Combray childhood....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not the newer, far better translation
- By Samuel Murray on 05-02-11
By: Marcel Proust
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The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
- By: Syrie James
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
In The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, screenwriter, playwright, and British literature expert Syrie James imagines a hidden journal kept by Jane Austen from 1815 to 1817. This revealing narrative tells the poignant tale of the blossoming romance between Jane and a landed aristocrat. Such a love fills the 30-something Jane with hope for marriage and provides her with fodder for her finest writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be a screenplay!
- By Adilia Megara on 09-11-15
By: Syrie James
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The Warden
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Margaret Hilton
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 22
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 21
Trollope's classic novel features Reverend Septimus Harding, the elderly warden of the Barchester alms-house. However, for a man devoting himself to helping the poor, Reverend Harding's salary is rather lucrative. Aiming to ease his conscience and quiet his neighbors' whispers, he decides to divest himself of all the income he earns at the alms-house. But this decision causes unforeseen complications. The first of his Barsetshire series, this novel provides a detailed, gently satirical portrayal of 19th century British life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The Warden
- By Speed Leas on 03-08-05
By: Anthony Trollope
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The Duchess
- By: Amanda Foreman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 133
Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth Duke of Devonshire, one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating Biography with Outstanding Narration
- By Johanna on 05-15-16
By: Amanda Foreman
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Magic & Manners
- An Austen Chronicle, Book 1
- By: C. E. Murphy
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4 out of 5 stars 112
It is a truth universally accepted that well-bred members of society are not beleaguered with magic. For Elsabeth Dover and her sisters, that truth means living in a perpetual state of caution, never using their sorcerous gifts in public. Elsabeth chafes under the stricture, although not enough to risk the possibility of good marriages for her sisters...until she meets handsome, arrogant Fitzgerald Archer
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4 out of 5 stars
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Addictive
- By Heather on 05-05-16
By: C. E. Murphy
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Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1
- By: Samuel Richardson
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Lucy Scott, Roger May, and others
- Length: 33 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr. Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr. Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of narrative experimentation into a gripping morality tale of good versus evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping Novel & Performance
- By Harold on 07-29-18
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- Carlo Pate
- 01-22-21
Whit Stillman is BOSS
For fans of Jane Austin. For fans of Whit Stillman. A witty, charming, and overall entertaining book. Equal parts Whit and Jane. A wonderful expansion on Jane Austen‘s unfinished book. The prose is fantastic, the letters are magnificent, and the appendices and the footnotes are a most welcomed addition. A+++
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- Stephanie L. Cameron
- 07-11-16
screenplay - not final draft
I really love the movie Love and Friendship and saw it before "reading" it. the novel is very close to what the movie is - except that the movie cut out the "author" and narrator of the book (love and friendship is a defense of the way lady Susan was portrayed in Jane austen's "lady Susan"). for me, the deletion of the narrator's commentary in the movie is a positive move as he seems only to serves to literally point out what should be obvious by inference. i give the author some credit for assuming that the reader won't "get it" without some help - since critics give it 99% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, but viewers only give it a 68%. I think that it goes over quite a few people's heads. but, if you do get it, you find it smart and hilarious. the actors do a better job in the movie than the reader does in the audible performance. Kate Beckinsale is amazing in the role of lady Susan! if you will just choose one, watch the movie. if you love the movie as much as i, go ahead and get the book. you won't be disappointed. you also get "lady Susan" by Jane austen with the book in the form of appendices, which I was grateful for!
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