There’s a superb reading of ‘Persuasion’ by Olivia Williams on a website I found called silksoundbooks.com It’s rare in that it’s totally unabridged and delightfully dry, unlike most of the gushing versions found. It’s a purely for download site and thank goodness pretty easy to use…!

FS posting on austenprose.com

English actress Olivia Williams, well known for her star performances in The Sixth Sense, Rushmore and Miss Austen Regrets reads this unabridged audiobook of one of the world’s favourite classic novels exclusively for Silksoundbooks.

Jane Austen’s Persuasion is a very funny exploration of the eighteenth century sport of trying to find a decent husband and how to resist the persuasions of those around you who think they know what it is to be successful.