Sense and Sensibility (version 2)


Lu par Mark F. Smith

(4.7 stars; 104 reviews)

This is a story of the English moneyed class and its eternal struggle for creating “sense and sensibility” in its world. A potential marriage prospect must make “sense” by bringing with it enough assets and income to permit the couple to continue to live in happy, idle leisure, complete with servants and a prestigious address. Provided one can find such a match among the eligible persons of the opposite sex, one then hopes for “sensibility”, or capacity for emotion, so that if love is not immediately to hand, it might come around later. And while these gentlemen and ladies make their hopeful pirouettes in the social eye, they must of course adhere to all the forms of civility.

Jane Austen writes of the family of a gentleman named Dashwood who dies and leaves most of his fortune to his son, with the understanding that he will “look out for” his mother and three sisters. When that son marries a grasping woman who convinces him that his sisters’ funds are suitable to their needs and so require no contributions from his inherited fortune, the sisters are left to play the game of “Sense and Sensibility” in earnest.

But all’s not fair in love. Carefully prepared “attachments” can and do go awry when gentlemen find other young women of greater fortunes than the Dashwood sisters. So, will they marry for love? Or money? Or perhaps, not at all?

(Summary by Mark F. Smith) (13 hr 26 min)

Chapitres

Chapter 01 11:31 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 02 13:53 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 03 10:57 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 04 13:27 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 05 7:13 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 06 8:54 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 07 8:50 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 08 8:45 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 09 12:27 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 10 14:14 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 11 10:18 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 12 11:11 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 13 14:05 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 14 10:10 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 15 17:00 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 16 14:00 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 17 11:34 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 18 10:29 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 19 19:04 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 20 15:23 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 21 19:23 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 22 19:15 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 23 16:19 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 24 14:13 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 25 12:56 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 26 16:56 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 27 16:57 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 28 9:56 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 29 26:14 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 30 20:15 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 31 25:29 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 32 16:40 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 33 19:50 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 34 18:02 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 35 15:53 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 36 20:08 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 37 28:20 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 38 19:13 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 39 13:06 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 40 16:17 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 41 17:03 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 42 12:28 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 43 24:10 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 44 37:40 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 45 15:04 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 46 20:41 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 47 16:01 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 48 9:17 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 49 27:30 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Chapter 50 17:24 Lu par Mark F. Smith

Critiques

good, not great


(4 stars)

There is a high pitched wine throughout this recording that makes it a less enjoyable listen than it could be. It's not ear-splitting, but it's not pleasant. It does take a minute to adjust to hearing an American male read Jane Austen. However I'd rather hear an honest American accent than a bad British one! For some reason he seems to start changing voices for the different characters very late in the story. Overall this is a well read version of a fun story.

Wonderful Book with Phenomenal Reader!


(5 stars)

Great classic book read by a top notch reader. Mark Smith used a different voice for each character and has a spot on interpretation of the text. He consistently uses inflection beautifully which adds such depth of understanding and really engages the listener. Well done!


(5 stars)

I really enjoyed listening to this audio book. It took me a little while to get used to a Jane Austin classic being read in American, but, it was really well read and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to listen while I worked. Thank you very much

Great read


(3 stars)

The story in itself is a little slow in the beginning but as it develops, the story is bound to grab your attention. Mark, on the other hand, sounded funny trying to imitate women and the eccentricities singular to their kind. A good try.

Excellent


(5 stars)

I don't know if your readers ever see these, but his reading is excellent. Very well done. I prefer Sense & Sensibility to Pride & Prejudice, myself. Somewhat less descriptively sordid (: Thank you !!

Great book


(5 stars)

I enjoyed this book so much that I had to listen again. So many details that I had missed the first time, so the 2nd time I got every detail. 🤗

Mr Smith is an amazing reader


(5 stars)

Mr Smith did an amazing job reading Jane Austen. perfect tone and inflections. please keep on delighting our ears, Mr Smith


(5 stars)

Very well read. Entertaining story. Some sentences are written in a complicated style that were difficult to understand.