Length18h 27m
About this audiobook
In Jane Austen's "Emma," readers are immersed in a richly woven narrative that deftly explores themes of social class, romance, and the perils of misguided matchmaking. Set in early 19th-century England, the novel is characterized by its witty dialogue, keen observations of character, and a pioneering use of free indirect discourse, allowing readers intimate access to the protagonist's thoughts. Austen masterfully critiques societal norms through the lens of her headstrong heroine, Emma Woodhouse, whose well-intentioned meddling leads to unexpected repercussions in her small community of Highbury. Jane Austen, born in 1775, was a pioneering female novelist whose keen understanding of human nature and sociopolitical contexts of her time are reflected in her works. Growing up in a close-knit family with a strong emphasis on education and literary engagement, Austen was uniquely positioned to observe the nuances of social interactions and relationships, which informed her character development and narrative technique in "Emma." Her sharp wit and perceptive observations highlight the complexity of individual motives, making her one of the most celebrated authors in English literature. "Emma" is highly recommended for readers seeking a sophisticated exploration of social structure and personal growth, delivered with Austen's trademark humor and insight. It invites reflections on the trials of self-awareness and the importance of understanding one's own limitations and desires, making it a perennial favorite that resonates with contemporary audiences.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Romance
Length18 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 17, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
8EMMA (pt. 4)
2Synopsis
9EMMA (pt. 5)
3Historical Context
10EMMA (pt. 6)
4Author Biography
11EMMA (pt. 7)
5EMMA (pt. 1)
12Analysis
Show all chaptersShow less
6EMMA (pt. 2)
13Reflection
7EMMA (pt. 3)
14Memorable Quotes
EmmaJane Austen15h 6m$12 · $0.00
Die größten Romane von Jane Austen (Kommentiert)Jane Austen45h 9m$3 · $0.00
Stolz und Vorurteil & Emma (Kommentiert)Jane Austen35h 43m$2 · $0.00
Stolz und Vorurteil (Kommentiert)Jane Austen16h 50m$1 · $0.00
L'Abbaye de Northanger (Annoté)Jane Austen10h 22m$2 · $0.00
Gevoel en verstand (Geannoteerd)Jane Austen16h 7m$2 · $0.00
PersuasionJane Austen7h 49m$12 · $0.00
Stolthet och fördomJane Austen12h 12m$18 · $0.00
Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock) (Annotated)Jane Austen15h 10m$2 · $0.00
Northanger Abbey (Annotated)Jane Austen10h 7m$2 · $0.00
Raison et Sensibilité / Sense and Sensibility - Edition bilingue: français - anglais (Annotated)Jane Austen30h 56m$2 · $0.00
Regency Romance Classics – Jane Austen Collection (Annotated)Jane Austen85h 36m$2 · $0.00
EMMA (Annotated)Jane Austen18h 51m$2 · $0.00
Orgueil et Préjugés (Edition bilingue: français-anglais) (Annotated)Jane Austen27h 52m$2 · $0.00
Jane Austen: The Complete Novels (The Giants of Literature - Book 10) (Annotated)Jane Austen86h 18m$2 · $0.00
Pride and Prejudice & Mansfield Park (Annotated)Jane Austen31h 42m$2 · $0.00
The 4 Unabridged Early and Posthumous Novels: Lady Susan + Sense and Sensibility + Northanger Abbey + Persuasion (Annotated)Jane Austen36h 25m$2 · $0.00
Regency Romance - Boxed Set (Annotated)Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, Georgette Heyer, Eliza Haywood, Maria Edgeworth, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mrs. Olifant, William Makepeace Thackeray, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Leo Tolstoy494h 57m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Romance Classics of All Time (Annotated)Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, William Shakespeare, Fanny Burney, Stendhal, R.D. Blackmore, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Wharton, Louisa May Alcott, Alexandre Dumas, Meredith Nicholson, Charles Dickens, Gaston Leroux, E. M. Forster, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Theodore Dreiser, H. G. Wells, Grace Livingston Hill, Earl Derr Biggers, Walter Scott, Virginia Woolf, Burton Egbert Stevenson, P.G. Wodehouse, Georgette Heyer, Madeleine L'Engle, O. Douglas, Kate Chopin763h 23m$2 · $0.00
Jane EyreJane Austen17h 37m$12 · $0.00
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (Annotated)Howard Irving Chapelle, Tappan Adney13h 10m$2 · $0.00
Charles Dickens: Complete Works (Annotated)Charles Dickens819h 4m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen & Brontë Sisters (Annotated)Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë203h 52m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare108h 44m$1.80 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Annotated)Oscar Wilde126h 19m$2 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of the Brontë Family Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë140h 13m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain415h 9m5 (2)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
All NovelsGeorge Orwell53h 48m$10 · $0.00
The Complete Works of TolstoyLeo Tolstoy412h 44m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Annotated)Louisa May Alcott226h 24m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes series - completeArthur Conan54h 8m$3.50 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction (Annotated)H. P. Lovecraft50h 45m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime)F. Scott Fitzgerald87h 43m$1 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë (Annotated)Charlotte Brontë80h 42m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Unabridged) (Annotated)Jane Austen90h 24m$2 · $0.00
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
The InheritanceBlair Howard6h 40m$23
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
The Search (Annotated)Grace Livingston Hill7h 29m$2 · $0.00
The Captivating WarriorCami Checketts, Daniel Banner4h 8m$15
Sniffing Out JusticeCarol J. Post6h 28m$12 · $0.00
TimberTate James15h 36m$23
The ReunionJana Deleon6h 31m$26 · $0.00
Long LostLexi Blake13h 12m$23
The Vineyard BrideKatie Winters5h 5m$15
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m5 (1)$29 · $0.00
Wishes from the HeartSophie Mays4h 9m$15 · $0.00
Blizzard ShowdownShirlee McCoy5h 16m5 (1)$12 · $0.00
The Heart of CourageLynne Basham Tagawa10h 57m$20
Love Inspired Suspense October 2025 - Box Set 2 of 2Laura Scott, Carrie Stuart Parks, Jennifer Pierce17h 34m$35 · $0.00
Talia Hibbert's Brown Sisters Book SetTalia Hibbert31h 7m$53 · $0.00
To Hold and ProtectSandra Owens7h 59m$8 · $0.00
The Newly Witch GameRobyn Peterman4h 39m$15
Arctic WitnessHeather Woodhaven5h 46m$12 · $0.00
You may also like
EmmaJane Austen17h 6m$0.60 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen15h 18m$28
Jane Austen: The Complete NovelsJane Austen77h 15m$4 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen16h 44m$2.30
Northanger Abbey (Annotated)Jane Austen10h 7m$2 · $0.00
The Proof of the PuddingMeredith Nicholson10h 23m$2 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen14h 44m$23
The Complete Novels of Jane AustenJane Austen86h 37m$1 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen15h 6m$12 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen17h 6m$3 · $0.00
A Double Affair (Annotated)Angela Margaret Thirkell11h 41m$2 · $0.00
EmmaJane Austen19h 30m$4 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen - All 9 Books in One EditionJane Austen86h 36m$1 · $0.00
The complete novelsJane Austen73h 18m$3.50 · $0.00
Emma & Persuasion (Annotated)Jane Austen27h 21m$2 · $0.00
Regency Romance Classics – Jane Austen Collection (Annotated)Jane Austen85h 36m$2 · $0.00
How to Cook HusbandsElizabeth Strong Worthington3h 12m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Fanny Burney (Illustrated)Frances Burney140h 9m$1 · $0.00
Wild Strawberries (Annotated)Angela Margaret Thirkell8h 45m$2 · $0.00
The Dearest Things in BootsEdna I. MacKenzie46m$1 · $0.00