"The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of twenty-seven years, whose family moves to lower their expenses and reduce their debt by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was "persuaded" by her friends and family to end their relationship. Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a seven-year separation, setting the scene for many humorous encounters..."
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel)
Laura Hales, an amateur voice actor, is reading Persuasion by Jane Austen, chapter by chapter, as a small service to the global community. At a time when many are stuck at home, feeling isolated or alone, hopeless or discouraged, Laura is hoping to provide an opportunity for individuals and families to listen to literary classics with Little Lord Fauntleroy, Pride and Prejudice, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Eyre, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables, The Great Gatsby, and A Christmas Carol. All readings are done live, meaning that mistakes and errors are made in the performance. These mistakes are valuable for young readers to observe and understand as they approach their reading.
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