The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. Through the events in the novel, Elinor and Marianne encounter the sense and sensibility of life and love. In this dramatic reading, Librivox volunteers lend their voices to bring Jane Austen's classic story to life. (Summary by Wikipedia and wildemoose)
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Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161 but please read only from the Google Docs linked in the Magic Window.
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At the beginning: Chapter [#] of Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.
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I'll finish up my last two sections on previous projects and then get stuck in! Looking forward to it.
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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If it's not too much pressure, could you assign me a part that you think would fit me? I was thinking of Mrs. Dashwood, but my voice might be too young for her (as I keep telling myself that the principal characters are MY age, and not young enough to be my children).
I don't recall who Mrs. Jennings is, but maybe she'd be good for me?
Yeah, Tricia, I think you'd be fine for Mrs. Dashwood. As Ava pointed out, it is mentioned in the text that she's particularly young to be the mother of teenagers. Mrs. Jennings is a more elderly lady so that's going in the wrong direction. I would like to point out that I read Elizabeth's mom in something recently as well, so I'm not sure we're going for strict realism here.
I turned 38 on Sunday, so I guess I'm close enough to "barely 40". LOL!! I'll take it.
(P.S. About a year ago, one of my old high school classmates mentioned on Facebook that she was a grandmother. At about 36-37 years old, a grandmother! Possible, of course - but oh, so depressing.)
TriciaG wrote:
(P.S. About a year ago, one of my old high school classmates mentioned on Facebook that she was a grandmother. At about 36-37 years old, a grandmother! Possible, of course - but oh, so depressing.)
WHOA. I'm 27 and my mom is 52, and she has informed me that she's not old enough to be a grandmother, so that is kind of mind-boggling.
I hesitate to volunteer when I haven't even gotten my test right, but I would like to try Mrs. Jennings. I could (probably) send you a sample or you could listen to my test in the LW forum.
I'm ONLY 38 but I think I could do a dowager role pretty well.
AnnieLou
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.
- Willa Cather
L.S.,
I'd be interested to read the part of Edward Ferrars. But... when downloading the Gutenberg text [161] I could not find it in chapter 5 ... And I cannot find the text in chapter 5 of the Penguin edition.
From what text should the part be read and where could I find it?
Thank you.
Ernst Pattynama
We are never so ridiculous for the qualities we have as for those we pretend to.
Looking forward to it.
