Persuasion

Persuasion has certain similarities with Emma, another late novel by Jane Austen. In both stories, the heroine is a young woman who lives with her widowed father, and who has an enduring attachment to her eventual spouse from the opening of the action. Persuasion also incorporates certain elements common to Austen's earlier novels, such as characters from the military, visits to Bath and calculating and cynical suitors. In the end, Anne Elliot successfully combats the destructive vanity of her father and the machinations of her villainous cousin William, and settles down with her long-time beloved, the noble Captain Frederick Wentworth.

Presented by The Online Stage

Cast:

Narrator: Linda Barrans
Anne Elliot: P.J. Morgan
Frederick Wentworth: David Prickett
Sir Walter Elliot/Waiter: Andrew Coleman
Lady Russell/Lady Dalrymple: Cate Barratt
Mr. Shepherd/Mr. Musgrove: Denis Daly
Mrs. Clay/Mrs. Smith: Elizabeth Chambers
Mary Musgrove: Libby Stephenson
Elizabeth Elliot/Henrietta Musgrove: Amanda Friday
Mrs. Musgrove/Second Lady: Michele Eaton
Mrs. Croft/Third Lady: Elizabeth Klett
Charles Musgrove: Ben Stevens
Admiral Croft: Craig Franklin
Captain Harville: Andy Harrington
Mr. Hayter/William Elliot: Russell Gold

Audio edited by Libby Stephenson