MANSFIELD PARK

EMMA

Emma Woodhouse, who loves to interfere in the romantic affairs of others, is oblivious to the matter of whom she herself should marry – after all she is beautiful, clever, rich, and contentedly single!

EMMA: A BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST DRAMATISATION

BBC Audio presents Emma, Jane Austen's engaging and infuriating tale. Austen famously challenged her readers with 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', yet this dramatisation brings Emma to life with romantic meddling, social climbing and perfect happiness. Emma Woodhouse is equal parts witty, spoilt and vain, and sets her mind on matchmaking. She coaches her long suffering friend Harriet through social interactions and proposals, with disastrous consequences. Can Emma fix her flaws in time to mend her relationships?

NORTHANGER ABBEY

Catherine Morland’s chances of marriage to wealthy Henry Tilney are adversely affected by false reports on her family’s wealth. The novel ridicules the Gothic tales of romance and terror popular at the time.

PERSUASION

Anne Elliot is the woman who reluctantly turns away the love of her life on the advice of her family as he is poor and won't be able to support her. They meet unexpectedly and she realizes that Captain Wentworth, now wealthy, has still not forgiven her.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Mrs Bennet’s mission in life is to see all five of her daughters married, so the arrival of the wealthy young Charles Bingley, and his friend Mr Darcy, in the neighbourhood causes a great stir in the Bennet household.

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are very different in looks and temperament yet they share similar obstacles in the highly competitive marriage market. Their experiences of love and loss draw them closer together and each questions previously held values.

THREE NOVELLAS: LADY SUSAN, THE WATSONS & SANDITON

These three novels - 'Lady Susan', 'The Watsons' and 'Sanditon' - unpublished in her lifetime reveal Jane Austen's development as a great author.