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Captain Wentworth's Persuasion
- Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes
- Narrated by: Graham Vick
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Witty, romantic and insightful, this novel retells the love affair at the heart of Jane Austen's Persuasion from the perspective of the suitor--Captain Wentworth. Written in the language of the era, Captain Wentworth's Persuasion re-creates the original style, themes and sardonic humor of Jane Austen's novel while turning the entire tale on its head in a most engaging fashion. Listeners hear Captain Wentworth's side of this tangled story while gazing into his thoughts and emotions.
Wentworth initially suffers rejection and frustration because the titled Elliots do not consider him good enough for their daughter Anne. Despite her feelings for Wentworth, Anne allows others to persuade her to break off their engagement. Eight years later, when Wentworth returns from fighting against Napoleon's army, the difficult years of war have reversed fortunes. Now it is he who is rich, having won many prizes in battle, while the Elliots are deeply in debt and in danger of losing their good name.
Will Wentworth seek revenge by choosing another woman over his former love? Can he walk away from Anne, or will the memory of her lips and her touch capture his love once again?
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- D Shand
- 05-10-18
loved it from startvto finish
What a cracker of a book.
it was a shere joy to revisit the Captain and Anne again, but from his point of view. Captain Wentworth is my favourite Austen hero and so I was clinging to every word he uttered.
I felt his heartache and his joy. The narrator has a clear and interesting voice which kept me wanting to listen.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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- Janet
- 13-08-14
An entertaining viewpoint
I'm a big Jane Austen fan and was a bit apprehensive about this version as I love the original Persuasion. However, I did enjoy it immensely, especially the first half. I do applaud Ms Jeffers at making such a good effort with Regency English, though the eagle-eyed (or eared?) will spot the odd little Americanism creeping in here and there. On the whole, it is very listenable-to. I gradually found the final few chapters a bit less gripping, and rather far-fetched. Yes, we'd all like to know how the happy couple got on after their marriage, but somehow the suspense just isn't there once they are together.
The narrator has a jolly, cheerful manner of speaking. I eventually got used to his rather irritating habit of putting emphasis on the wrong word in a sentence, not bothering to correct himself, as I would expect a good narrator to do. On more than one occasion, he sounded as if in the middle of a sentence, when actually having reached the end of a chapter. I don't know how anyone can fail to read ahead so spectacularly, and think it doesn't matter! That said, he does read clearly and at a steady volume, for which I shall forgive him much.
Definitely worth a listen, if you're a Persuasion fan! One of the better adaptations.
If only Austen had written more than six novels, eh?
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- F
- 16-12-14
Very Enjoyable
If you could sum up Captain Wentworth's Persuasion in three words, what would they be?
Very romantic indeed
What about Graham Vick’s performance did you like?
Once you get use to his odd accent, it was quite soothing
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The soft-hearted Captain
Any additional comments?
Well worth a listen. Surprisingly very, very enjoyable and so romantic, almost sexy in parts
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- Karen Mackay
- 18-01-23
Great story line
Loved having a look into the characters lives after the wedding…and Jane Austen’s conclusion. Loved that they ultimately were awarded a title and home. The voice of Anne a bit off and the story could be saccharine in places but overall really enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-23
Excellent
Great read…. My favourite Austen hero… excellent story would listen again to this book and author
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- English Dave
- 05-06-15
Too American?
This is a sequel to one of my favourite Austen novels, unfortunately, the author almost lost my attention after very few minutes and I was considering returning this book.
Jane Austen was very well aware of the workings of the British Navy, her brother was a serving officer and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. This author is not and her description of a ship in action is very poor. She is also not aware of the type of trees that are native to Britain. However, I am pleased that I persisted to the end, the story is quite good and she has developed the characters from the original quite well but I do wish she had carried out more historical research before she tackled this sequel.
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- Miss J. Gordon-Clark
- 25-06-15
Best this year
Would you consider the audio edition of Captain Wentworth's Persuasion to be better than the print version?
I don't know. I haven't read the print version. I find having the audio version easy to listen to while doing other things.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Captain Wentworth's Persuasion?
I am so pleased Regina Jeffers decided to write this book because I always felt there should have been more about Anne and Frederick's future life.
Have you listened to any of Graham Vick’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No I haven't.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The sea persuades
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- Anonymous User
- 20-03-18
Wentworth
Excellent narrator
Story not so trustworthy
Descriptions of the characters black and white
Too cheasy
The historical contexts vague
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-08-19
My favourite story ruined!
Really terrible story. Sounded like a Mills and Boon book. Absolutely ruined one of my favourite characters....
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