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Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday
Episode 1853

Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday

On PERSUASION

Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Audiobook Reviews

July 18, 202512m 42sbonus

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Show Notes

In celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Margaret Pinard take a deep dive into one of Austen’s later novels, PERSUASION, marvelously narrated by Golden Voice Juliet Stevenson. Stevenson’s vocal interpretations make the characters pop with life, and her narration enhances the text so beautifully that one thinks the author must have coached her. It’s the perfect time to revisit this classic, or to listen to it for the first time. Happy birthday, Jane Austen!

Read our review of PERSUASION at our website.

Published by Naxos AudioBooks.

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Support for Behind the Mic comes from Hachette Audio and NIGHT WATCHER, by Daphne Woolsoncroft (of the Going West podcast), who read an audio-exclusive author's note before the stunning dual-narration by Will Collyer and Helen Laser.


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