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    Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition
    Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition
    Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition
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    Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition

    Written by Jane Austen

    Narrated by B. J. Harrison

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    About this audiobook

    The Bennet family is in a bit of a jam. With five daughters and no sons, their property is entailed away from their line, and all the women will be largely penniless when their father dies. And so the best way to ensure the most comfortable livelihood for all is for at least one of the five girls to marry “well”, which has their mother’s sharp eye ever seeking a single man in possession of a good fortune.

    The situation deepens when we take a look at the ladies in question. For the Bennet sisters aren’t wholly on board with marrying anyone flung at them. And when the solicitous Mr. Bingley moves in to an elaborate estate nearby, bringing with him some illustrious company, the entire Bennet household is flung on its end.

    The result is Austen’s signature novel, where many subtle shades of pride do battle with multitudinous layers of prejudice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB.J. Harrison
    Release dateMay 10, 2017
    ISBN9781937091101
    Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition
    Author

    Jane Austen

    Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle-classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.

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    • 5/5
      Jane Austen’s style and humor are presented in this audiobook with compelling and enjoyable voice!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is an obvious classic from Jane austen and has been often told on screen. This is well narrated and I enjoyed every minute of it. V

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    • 5/5
      What else is there to say about this novel, or what can I add to the numerous reviews that have been written already?Only my own reactions: That I loved rereading this so much, even more than I had expected. It is so lively and witty, so emotional and heartfelt, yet never cheesy or shallow. It is funny and comical, but never unjust in its authenticity. While the story is firmly rooted in its time, the features of the characters are timeless and still true to life. And I do think that Elizabeth Bennet must be one of the best female characters ever written!
    • 5/5
      Excellent narration of an excellent book. One of the best epilogues ever.
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite stories. I read the book at least once a year. I have also listened to different versions but this one by BJ Harrison is my favorite.
    • 5/5
      Very good narration of a classic tale. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
    • 5/5
      At 87 yrs. I àm glad I don't live ùnder ENGLAND'S òld Man's rules. Loved the beauty and meaning of the spoken word.
    • 5/5
      First time!! I started it for my book group and thought - I can't even pay attention long enough to figure out what they are saying hahahahah... but I got it- and then I couldn't put it down. I'm glad I was "forced" to read it.
    • 3/5
      Given all of the hype surrounding this book, I was expecting a miracle whirlwind romance. Instead, I got a lot of gossip, sitting around, and bad mothering. Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennet only appear together for about a quarter of the book. I will concede, though, that the characters (those two only) are quite charming in themselves. The last handful of chapters are where Miss Bennet finally shows her true, endearing character, but it is a slog to get there.
    • 4/5
      Finally got around to reading this. It felt cliche, probably due to how influential it is. Portrayal of high society English countryside is interesting, but got a tad stale after a bit. The prose was very plain, and easy to read, for such an old book. The dialog was great, and pretty witty. I'll say that I didn't find it quite as funny as some people claim, but it was still pretty clever at times and well done. The characters were great. At first I thought they were pretty shallow but the book revealed a lot more depth as it went on. After Darcy's letter, I tore through the book and finished the last 150 or so pages in one day. Pretty easy, and fun read that I overall enjoyed. I'll probably try more Jane Austen.
    • 5/5
      Once you settle into Austen's odd style of writing and get to know the characters, this is a really good book. I enjoyed the dialogue from Mr Bennet the best, as he is quite sarcastic and arch, and only if you are paying close attention will you see that. Mr Collins was a character I loved to hate, as he is self aggrandizing and bombastic at times. He too, can be sarcastic, but in a mean way.
      I intend to check out some of the "sequels" to P&P, written by other authors. At home I have the annotated Sense and Sensibility, and I may look into getting the annotated version of this book as well. Defintely worth a second read to grasp some nuances I know I missed the first time around.
    • 5/5
      The audiobook version was beautifully done. Enjoyed it very much!
    • 3/5
      I wasn't sure about this book to begin with. My first impression was that the author, Jane Austen, had simply created a very long gossip session among wealthy snobs with nothing better to do than attempt to one up each other. But seeing how the population raved this famous love story, I continued to push forward, hopeful. I will admit it was worth my perseverance. Once the stage was finally set (comprising basically the first half of the book) then events suddenly compelled me to read for the sheer desire of seeing what would become of three potential relationships. I greatly appreciated, as well as respected, the main characters, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, and how both chose to learn from the criticism handed them while at the same time remain the confident and independent people they were at heart. The story proved delightful, and I am glad I invested the time to finally read it.
    • 2/5
      A very unpopular opinion, I know, but I found the first 3/4 of this book exceptionally boring -- it simply served as set-up for the final chapters. Characterization was strong, if repetitive, but the plot suffered for it. Then everything had to be resolved in the final few chapters, and I was disappointed that neither Collins nor Wickham got his comeuppance.
    • 3/5
      A very famous Jane Austen novel, which, in the main, lives up to its billing. It’s contains Mr Darcy, the Bennett family, and the villainous Mr Wickham. All good fun and makes me think that Jane what is an extremely good writer, not only on relationships and their interactions, but the state of affairs in Britain at that time. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      Re-read for the umpteenth time for my OU course. All the good lines in the TV and film adaptations come direct from Austen. Very funny; very romantic. I'll keep my more complex analysis for my essay!
    • 5/5
      For a long time, I resisted reading Jane Austen's books. The petty trials and tribulations of 19th century Britain's upper crust held no appeal for me. Well, you can see the rating I gave, and thus that for whatever reason (I was wrong before, pandemic isolation makes more interested in the romantic difficulties of the rich/romances in general, both, something else) I loved this book.

      So, even though I had read little of Austen's work, what I had certainly lived up to her reputation as a writer. And she does not fail to deliver on this count in P&P. The skill with which she embeds so many aspects of 19th century upper class social norms and demands into the plot and subplots of this story is amazing. Just as you can simply add and delete aspects of a culture without profoundly affecting the whole, adding or deleting any characteristic of the setting's culture from this story would likely unravel it. At the very least, it would render it a completely different tale.

      A friend, who will also be a happy creature upon seeing how much I enjoyed this, said Elizabeth was a bit dopey, and there's some truth in that. But she's also quite hemmed in by the various conventions, norms, and expectations around her. Her dopiness was believable under the circumstances. (Unlike some stories that make me want to scream for the sheer unbelievability of their characters' idiocies. I guess if you're shit at plot development, boneheadedness starts looking like a cool way to make plot points. But I digress...) Even once she gets her intuition online, there's precious little she can do with her insight that wouldn't risk significant social consequences. It's a skillful managing of the tension and a testimony to how well Austen crafted the setting story.

      I don't think I'm giving much away by saying the ending is a happy one. It's Austen, if you haven't read her, you've seen the movie or at least heard about it.

      There aren't really any "bad guys" in this book. A number of really annoying 9nes -- looking at you Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Collins, and Lady Catherine -- to be sure. Only Lady Catherine is truly thwarted. The others end up pretty happy. I'm pretty sure Mrs. Bennet would be happy regardless of who any of her daughters married as long as the person had money and some standing, so having 60% of her brood wed by the end of it all is totally a win in her myopic eyes. The closest character to a bad guy does have a slightly unhappy ending, but as he's bailed out of all his financial issues, the comeuppance he gets is pretty weak all in all.

      It's as a pleasant an ending as could be. To paraphrase more than one of the characters, if you like happy endings, reading this book will make you the happiest creature in the world. Yep.

      As an EFL teacher and fan of linguistics I loved hearing (audiobook) how our ways of speaking have changed in two hundred years. Their use of must in particular is much broader than it is today, particularly in the United States.

      Rosamund Pike's performance positively shone. Wonderful voice choices for the characters that were distinct and consistent. Her voice for Collins in particular just grates on you -- I mean that in a good way, he's annoyingly wordy, and you, like whomever he's speaking to, can hardly wait for him to finish so you can flee to the dentist or to floss your cat.

    • 5/5
      I didn't want to read this. I know, wild.

      I started my foray into Austen a few years previously, for some god forsaken reason attempting to read her books in the order they were published. Jesus Christ, don't do this. You'll probably hate it and get turned off from the author, and I've done that more times than I care to admit. Author's first works are usually way off from their more mature work and there's no shame in reading an author's most popular work. Tell that to 14 year old Eavan though, jeesh.

      After getting a ton of recommendations from followers and friends on my blog, I went into it with a clear slate. It was Austen's ultimate second chance. I told them that if this was a dud, Austen was canceled. I didn't let my dislike of Sense and Sensibility cloud myself though, and I just read. And read. And 70 pages in, I knew this was going to be a keeper.

      What was this?! Austen a keeper?! Reader, I'm afraid I found myself having some serious fun. I totally underestimated the clichés in it –and I can't believe I'm saying this– but I ate it up. I can forgive old novels for cliché, and I totally see this novel as the o.g. of the classic enemies-to-lovers trope. It was everything a good fanfic had: the melodrama and surprise, the page turning dramatics making me almost giddy. I may seem like some serious, boring reader, but I love ridiculous drama like there's no tomorrow. Downton Abbey isn't my favorite show of all time for nothing.

      And I can't complain about that.

      That's not to say I didn't recognize and appreciate the art of the novel, far from it. I'm not going to beat a dead horse about the literary merits of Pride and Prejudice though, for god's sake leave that to teachers or something. I'm just here to gush about it. I found the satire pretty keen and fresh surprisingly, I don't know if I just read boring stuff most of the time, but Austen's remarks of her society were totally welcome and surprisingly modern. The plot was pretty tight (both literally and figuratively) and the ways Elizabeth and Darcy learn from each other's "pride" and "prejudice" and change each other for the better... into that... Okay, I'm done with that boring part you already now, promise.

      Anyways, I was a little surprised by the language of the novel; I read classics quite often but there was something a bit difficult for me this time. I got over it quickly, but it did make me question myself at times. Scary stuff though.

      Will I give Austen another try? I'm almost tempted to say no. I know after all that I probably sound crazy, but I've heard from some that this is her best novel, and I sort of don't want to sully her good perception in my head further than my loathing of Sense and Sensibility. I see her genius though, and I'm glad I was able to enjoy this book– coming over my own prejudice on the way.
    • 5/5
      Fun reread. Delightful and witty. :)
    • 4/5
      I did not remember how funny this book is! So many stuffed shirts exposed, so much snarky commentary. Amusing from one end to the other.
    • 4/5
      This is a Spanish, graphic novel adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. It's an ok envisioning; the speech bubbles' copying and pasting of text should have been edited a bit more closely, plus there's typos. I don't like how all the girls look 16 and all the guys look 40. The artwork was kind of cartoony, and more detail/accuracy could have been kept in the depictions of clothing, etc. 3.9/5Esta novella gráfica/illustrada es una adaptación de la novella de Jane Austen. Está más o menos bien. No corrigieron las palabras en los globitos de texto muy bien y hay errores. Tampoco me gusta que todas las mujeres se ven como quinceañeras y todos los hombres se ven como señores de 40 años. El/la artista debería dibujado los vestidos y otras cosas como estaban en esos tiempos. 3.9 de 5 estrellas.
    • 5/5
      Really fun book. I thought it would be boring when I first read it, but I got into it. This date listed here is for the second time I read it. This book could be read all the time and still be good.
    • 1/5
      A classic first published in 1813 - A large book...one I had always wanted to read since high school. Finally got it read in 2017 and now I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. I didn't think it was ever going to end. The speaking language is some weird early period British - English dialect or something. I barely survived it! Such a boring novel! Why do I have to be such a finisher?
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite book i have ever read in my life
    • 5/5
      My first time actually completing this novel and it was like visiting with an old friend. I've seen all the adaptations, listened to it on audio, but had never read the book.
    • 5/5
      Fingers crossed, my binging might be at an end; after my last book , I had a sudden desire to re-read Pride and Prejudice and when I went to my shelves to grab a copy (it being amongst the titles I have no willpower to refuse whenever I see one in the shops), I saw this one waiting for me. Perfect.Of course, Pride and Prejudice, is a 5-star read for me, once and always, but this edition gets 5 stars for the format. Since my discovery of Griffin & Sabine, I’ve been a sucker for books with physical bits that are part of the story, and truly, my thoughts when purchasing this went no further than ‘ooh! letters!’. But upon opening it, I read the introduction by Barbara Heller and realised this isn’t just a novelty, but a tremendous amount of effort went into creating the letters themselves as accurately as possible. Not just hand-written, but hand-written in replica’s of period letters, each character being assigned a distinctive hand; Heller then found the Society of Scribes of New York, and members wrote each letter with pen and ink, using the imperfections inherit in handwriting to achieve perfection.The folding, addressing and postage too were all painstakingly researched and replicated, involving advice and instruction from the treasurer of the Midland (GB) Postal History Society.All efforts to avoid anachronisms were made, and the only variation from true authenticity are the few (2?) pivotal letters where Austen herself only quotes them partially. Here, as Heller states in the introduction, and in the Appendix, where she has notes on each letter individually, some compromise had to be made. As it would do no good to only include the part of the letter quoted in the text, Heller consulted various sources, and from the summaries given in the text, attempted to recreate what the original letter might have been. Here, I think, she only partially succeeds, as there was just no matching the tones exactly, but she made up for this by keeping these ad libs as brief as possible so as not to interfere with the authenticity any more than strictly necessary.MT made the comment that the book looked unwieldy to read, and I agree that some might find the way the text block is broken up by the glassine envelopes, making the book feel ‘crunchy’ might annoy or turn off some readers, but I frankly loved it. It made the feel of the book somehow ‘more’, like a scrapbook of an adventurous life, perhaps.So, a novelty, definitely, but a novelty done with authenticity and every effort at verisimilitude. Definitely not something that would enhance every title, but the importance of letter-writing to Austen’s works makes it a perfect fit. This is definitely an edition I’d give to any Austen fan who enjoys something just a little more from their favorite titles.
    • 4/5
      Pride and Prejudice is the precursor for all formulaic romance novels. Of course, I've yet to find one as well written as this one, but I noticed the formula about 3/4 into the book. This isn't a criticism of the book, just an observation, I very much enjoyed it. I love the language, so beautiful and challenging to comprehend at times. I listened to the audio, read by Rosamund Pike (who played Jane in one of the movie versions) and she was superb.
    • 5/5
      Just delightful. =)
    • 4/5
      Until now I was no doubt one of the very few people who had read every Jane Austen novel except Pride and Prejudice. Having made an abortive attempt to do so 8 years ago after attending the Bath Christmas market, I have now succeeded it doing so after another visit to Bath last week. It will never be my favourite Austen novel (that is Northanger Abbey), but I enjoyed the gentle ironic style, and tensions between the five Bennet sisters and their mother and other relatives. A pity we don't get to see more of the shy, bookish Mary Bennet! I rather like their long-suffering father, isolated in a house of females too.
    • 4/5
      I am going to fall into the minority when I say that I was not crazy enough about the book to give it five stars. It is not the fault of the writing or the story, it is just the fault of the tiresome high society which the novel is supposed to satirise, and did a good job of this.

      The characters are well-drawn and colourful but nothing really happens in the story apart from the inner musings of the characters which makes for a long drawn out monologue. I found the final bit especially tiresome with the long drawn out denouement which could have been finished in one or two paragraphs. I did not need long explanations of why Darcy fell in love with Elizabeth, and when.

      The pompous cousin Mr Collins was good for a laugh, like the empty-headed mother, with her constant nerves and endless scheming to secure matches for her daughters, while having a very superficial view of what constitutes a good match. The father is the stereotypical male who escapes from the drudgery of his domestic life into books and male hobbies. The two younger sisters are wonderful in their preoccupation with fashion, boys and uniforms. And the middle girl, Mary, is fascinating in her rebellion and escape into the intellectual world. I would have loved to read more about her.

      It is amazing how much nuance Austen managed to pack in this story where nothing much happens, in terms of action. I understand the timeless appeal of the book as it talks to universal themes. Some of the characters in the book remind me of people I have known in modern life, and the moralising is also familiar to me from middle eastern society. The story can be very successfully adapted to a modern day Middle Eastern family drama.