Emma | Fiction - www.zzdbook.com

Emma

Jan 9, 2026 8:53 PM

Author:Jane Austen,Angharad Rees,Full Cast

Emma

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?

Starring Angharad Rees.

Reviews

Behind all the velvet drapes and gossamer winding sheets, this is an old-fashioned family saga - Rice's descriptive writing is so opulent it almost begs to be read by candlelight

—— Washington Post Book World

The sequel and conclusion to Rice's The Witching Hour shows Rice at her best ... The novel lights up with rocket blast

—— Kirkus Reviews

Erotic ... Eerie ... Horrifying ... A tight tale of the occult in present-day New Orleans

—— Denver Post

An exuberant novel... the lost dreams of a battered, once beautiful city have a tangible presence

—— Financial Times

Fowles is an artist of great imaginative power

—— Sunday Times

These extraordinary diaries... should help bring about his richly deserved resuscitation

—— Spectator

Previous Article：Dialogues and Letters Next Article：What is Art?

Comments

Welcome to zzdbook comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.