Publisher, Audio Partners (October 2005)

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The printed version of this title was selected by The New York Review of Books' "Reader's Catalog" as one of the 40,000+ Best Books in Print!

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's perfect comedy of manners - one of the most popular novels of all time - that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.

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Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's acerbic and amusing critique of manners and morals in 19th-century England has delighted generations of readers, and it was no surprise when Pride and Prejudice was the most-watched A&E television movie ever. Now this classic novel is available in unabridged audio from The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation.

Irene Sutcliffe's vivacious and buoyant voice highlights Austen's sparkling dialogue and characterization, and the result is a delicious audio experience that truly rivals a full-cast recording. Hear how the daughters of the bookish and indolent Mr. Bennett search for husbands ... and how the family reacts when one of the daughters marries a scoundrel!

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About the Performer: Irene Sutcliffe joined the Old Vic Theater Company in the early 1960s and has worked extensively in the theater ever since. She appeared recently in the West End production of Children of a Lesser God. Her television credits include Maisie Traheme in The Jewel in the Crown.

About the Author: Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the English writer who first gave the novel its distinctively modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. Her other major works include: Sense & Sensibility (1811), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1817).