Jane Austen and Her Times: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Jane Austen and Her Times, credited to Geraldine Edith Mitton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Jane Austen and Her Times by Geraldine Edith Mitton. Read in English by Twinkle; deongines; Beth Thomas; Paula Priebe; Kara Shallenberg; Tomas Peter; Kathleen Moore; Rosalind Walsh; sawasawaya This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide variety of sources, such as Austen's own personal correspondence and the works of her contemporaries, Mitton chronicles her literary career and family life amidst the changing climate of the Georgian and Regency eras, giving the reader a sense of what it was like to live in her world. A must-read for the dedicated Austen aficionado! - Summary by Tomas Peter

Recording facts

• Recording title: Jane Austen and Her Times
• Author credits: Geraldine Edith Mitton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 10:11:39

Catalogue topics

• Jane Austen
• biography
• regency
• emma
• england
• Sense and Sensibility
• Georgian
• mansfield park

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter I. Preliminary and Discursive — 45:01
2. 02 - Chapter II. Childhood — 22:42
3. 03 - Chapter III. The Position of the Clergy — 26:57
4. 04 - Chapter IV. Home Life at Steventon — 1:14:00
5. 05 - Chapter V. The Novels — 43:23
6. 06 - Chapter VI. Letters and Post — 20:52
7. 07 - Chapter VII. Society and Love-making — 59:29
8. 08 - Chapter VIII. Visits and Traveling — 25:28
9. 09 - Chapter IX. Contemporary Writers — 24:52
10. 10 - Chapter X. A Trio of Novels — 42:03
11. 11 - Chapter XI. The Navy — 26:03
12. 12 - Chapter XII. Bath — 25:01
13. 13 - Chapter XIII. Dress and Fashions — 41:02
14. 14 - Chapter XIV. At Southampton — 35:57
15. 15 - Chapter XV. Chawton — 19:53
16. 16 - Chapter XVI. In London — 34:49
17. 17 - Chapter XVII. Fanny and Anna — 11:04
18. 18 - Chapter XVIII. The Prince Regent and 'Emma' — 14:17
19. 19 - Chapter XIX. Last Days — 18:44

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