Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Josephine Bailey

Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

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Pride and Prejudice captures the affections of class-conscious 18th-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. This story of the Bennet family and the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, is told with a wit that author Jane Austen feared might prove "rather too light and bright, and sparkling".

The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. Austen's artistry is also apparent in the delineation of the minor characters: the ill-matched Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Charles Bingley and his sisters, and particularly the fatuous Mr. Collins, whose proposal to Elizabeth is one of the finest comic passages in English literature.

Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.

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Never gets old.

Well read and easy to follow. Josephine Bailey is a fantastic reader. I always choose her when I can.

Never tire of this!

I'm in the car a lot and choose the classics I neglected to read for my commute. I am able to discern each character from Josephine Bailey's reading she is so consistent. This is a permanent part of my library.

Perfection!

At last, a perfect combination of a much loved and respected classic with the finest narration performance to grace the audio world. Josephine Bailey is the quintessential narrator for each and every book I have heard. The narrator brings this story to life, with her multitude of amazing voices. Even if you already own a previous version of this, you should do yourself a favor and buy this one as well. Thank you Josephine Bailey for your Academy Award worthy performance.

A bit fast but overall a very good read!

Still one of my favorites. It would have been a great read if thw reader moved through each passage a bit slower. Wasn't able to savor all the moments due to the speed.

Amazing in every way

Story: hilarious. Voice, tone, characters: amazing
this is the funniest story and I've always loved it. It gives flight to fancy, and also stretches intelligence and vocabulary, just because of her impish and sometimes complicated syntax. The speaker did it complete justice, with different character voices, expressions, tones, and emphasis completely fitting to each moment. I'm in love. If it's with the the speaker, with Lizzie's life, or with Darcy, I'm not sure.

very enchanting

What about Josephine Bailey’s performance did you like?

She was able to perform each character's voice. As you close your eyes, you can picture in your head how each character was talking to each other.

Awesome story, great narration

I love this story - I love the narration! Well worth the money! If you like Jane Austen, I think you'll love this reading!

As you know, a classic!

Excellent story of love and feelings at that time. The BBC movie with Colin
Firth was much like this. Most of the characters thoughts or reasons for
action are given by the author and there is alot of explanation at the end.
I thought the author should tell us more of Mr. Darcy and his coming to terms
with his own faults. The movie added a little in this regard. I will listen to this
one many times.

Pride and Prejudice narrated by Josephine Bailey

This audio is really excellent; you almost feel you are right there amongst the Bennet family. I have listened to it many many times. Recommend this to all Jane Austen fans especially, you'll love it!

Robotic narrator

For some reason there seems to be a belief that the Regency English spoke like robots. This narrator may be among this site's better choices for this novel, and some listeners rave about her. I'm surprised and disappointed, because she reads this wonderful witty book in a flat clipped way that strips out much of its charm. I wish Audible would replace their many, many second rate versions of Pride and Prejudice with one good version read by someone like Juliet Stevenson.