The Letters of Jane Austen: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Letters of Jane Austen, credited to Jane Austen, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Letters of Jane Austen. Read by Elizabeth Klett. This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close. There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility (abbreviated "S and S"), Pride and Prejudice (also called First Impressions, or P and P), Mansfield Park ("MP") and Emma. They are also replete with details about her family life, including the extended families and careers of her brothers, James, Edward, Frank, Henry, and Charles. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Letters of Jane Austen
• Author credits: Jane Austen
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 7:36:59

Catalogue topics

• audio
• austen
• letters

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 00 - Preface — 11:43
2. 01 - Letters 1-3 — 9:24
3. 02 - Letters 4-5 — 9:41
4. 03 - Letters 6-7 — 11:10
5. 04 - Letters 8-10 — 14:51
6. 05 - Letters 11-12 — 10:56
7. 06 - Letters 13-14 — 14:10
8. 07 - Letters 15-16 — 11:32
9. 08 - Letters 17-18 — 11:34
10. 09 - Letters 19-21 — 10:07
11. 10 - Letters 22-23 — 16:33
12. 11 - Letters 24-26 — 14:50
13. 12 - Letters 27-28 — 16:03
14. 13 - Letters 29-30 — 16:41
15. 14 - Letters 31-32 — 15:46
16. 15 - Letters 33-34 — 13:54
17. 16 - Letters 35-36 — 18:33
18. 17 - Letters 37-39 — 16:58
19. 18 - Letters 40-43 — 11:07
20. 19 - Letters 44-45 — 19:47
21. 20 - Letters 46-47 — 8:57
22. 21 - Letters 48-49 — 24:37
23. 22 - Letters 50-51 — 15:13
24. 23 - Letters 52-53 — 15:23

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