Jane Austen - Persuasion (dramatic reading)

More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement. Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman except for Anne Elliot. (Summary by Wikipedia)<br /><br /><b>Cast List</b><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3912" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bob Neufeld</a><br />Sir Walter Elliot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Algy Pug</a><br />Lady Russell: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Libby Gohn</a><br />Mr. Shepherd / Mr. Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ToddHW</a><br />Mrs. Clay: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michele Eaton</a><br />Sir Basil: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8435" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Friday</a><br />Anne Elliot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5269" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elizabeth Barr</a><br />Mary Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amanda Friday</a><br />Elizabeth Elliot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eden Rea-Hedrick</a><br />Mrs. Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8051" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Maria Kasper</a><br />Charles Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3470" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jason Mills</a><br />Henrietta Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3157" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TriciaG</a><br />Louisa Musgrove: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7315" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charlotte Duckett</a><br />Captain Frederick Wentworth: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6333" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Max Körlinge</a><br />Mrs. Croft: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frances Brown</a><br />Admiral Croft: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Larry Wilson</a><br />Charles Hayter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4570" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bill Mosley</a><br />Innkeeper / Sir William Elliot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beth Thomas</a><br />Waiter / First Lady: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/1259" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elizabeth Klett</a><br />Captain Harville: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/1492" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mb</a><br />Mrs. Harville: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8012" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WoollyBee</a><br />Lady Dalrymple: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6914" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Katalina Watt</a><br />Mrs. Smith: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7839" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Loveday</a><br />Second Lady: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristin Gjerløw</a><br />Third Lady: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7766" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Maryanka</a><br /><br />Edited by Michele Eaton

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