Show Notes
Emma's carefully laid plans are thrown into disarray when Harriet Smith receives an unexpected proposal from the respectable farmer, Mr Martin - a match Emma considers wholly beneath her young friend.
Will Harriet accept the offer? Can Emma resist interfering? And what will the ever-forthright Mr Knightley make of her latest scheme?
Join Dame Julie Andrews for a captivating reading of Jane Austen's beloved novel Emma, presented in its original, unabridged form.
This is Jane Austen Stories, Emma Part 4.
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A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Dame Julie Andrews.
Written by Jane Austen | Recording Engineer: Sam Hamilton | Produced by Katrina Hughes | Additional script editing: Kate Simants | Exec produced by Pascal Hughes | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by The Soundhouse Studios | Assembly edit by Carla Flores | Compositions by Dorry Macaulay | Music performances Dorry Macaulay, Mea Wade and Emily Allen | Mix & mastering: The Soundhouse Studios | Production Manager: Natalie Brook-Reynolds
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