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    Pride and Prejudice
    Pride and Prejudice
    Pride and Prejudice
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Written by Jane Austen and Clare West

    Narrated by Multiple Narrators

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    'The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry,' said Elizabeth Bennet. And so Elizabeth rejects the proud Mr Darcy. Can nothing overcome her prejudice against him? And what of the other Bennet girls - their fortunes, and misfortunes, in the business of getting husbands? This famous novel by Jane Austen is full of wise and humorous observation of the people and manners of her times.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOxford University Press
    Release dateDec 20, 2007
    ISBN9780194215770
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    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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    • 2/5
      This particular Jane Austen novel is definitely my least favorite of the four I've read. It took me awhile to get through this one. It just didn't capture my interest. I liked the character of Anne but beyond that I had trouble keeping track of the other characters. Also the romance came too late for me and I felt detached from the outcome.
    • 4/5
      Persuasion is another classic from Jane Austen. In it, Anne Elliot was once engaged to Captain Wentworth. Years after refusing him, the two are thrust into the same small town's social circle. Anne is slowly dying for one look, one word to know he still loves her. However, both of them engage in the same small talk, and refuse to discuss the one topic which they want more than anything to mention. And to find out if Anne Elliot finally marries him, you shall have to read the book. On that subject my lips are sealed.I very much enjoyed the book! While Captain Wentworth is no Darcy, it still made for a delightful read!
    • 5/5
      Undecided now whether this or Pride and Prejudice is Austen's best. Might have been more forceful if I hadn't read it over a period of weeks. Also, the Penguin Classic has the most ridiculous and pedantic footnotes. "Late: recent" You don't say.
    • 4/5
      My favorite Austen - her unyielding mockery of the snobbish family members is balanced by the wonderful main characters. Great social commentary balanced by a fulfilling story.
    • 3/5
      This book seems rather more subdued and serious than Austen's others -- that I've read, anyway. I was half-expecting some silly conclusion in which everyone marries and everyone is reconciled and whatever. By the time I was halfway through, I didn't really know where it was going to go, and I'm not sure I cared that much. Persuasion wasn't bad to read, I just didn't really care that much.

      Anne, as a main character, is very nice. Kind of bland, really. Just nice. She bears her lot remarkably calmly, is all self-sacrificing all the time, doesn't seem to have any great passions. She's comfortable and unchallenging. I didn't really get to know or care about her paramour, either, so I was just vaguely glad when they got together. The lack of real feeling made the book lack any urgency, too.

      The characters in general didn't seem as lively and interesting in general as, say, the Bennets, and were therefore not as endearing for me. Mary reminded me of Mrs Bennet, but at least with Mrs Bennet, I felt a little fond of her.

      Mind you, I can say what I like but I probably read Persuasion in a couple of hours, all told, and I don't exactly think those hours wasted. It wasn't the most gripping, life-changing book in the world, but I enjoyed it well enough.
    • 5/5
      I think this is my favorite Austen. I know, I know, there are many who would argue for the Elizabeth/Darcy love story, but for me, Anne is the ultimate heroine. Her wildly eccentric father, the sisters who don't really care for her, and Captain Wentworth. Ahhh, Captain Wentworth. No matter how many times I read it I still feel so sorry for Anne--until she gets the letter. The letter to end all letters. If you haven't read it, do it. You will not regret it.
    • 4/5
      Persuasion is another book about English gentry socializing and falling in love. And works very well if you're into that sort of thing. Anne Elliot is a clever and likable protagonist, and there's an entertaining and colorful cast of characters surrounding her. Pretty fun read
    • 5/5
      Persuasion is my favorite book in the world. It's beautifully written and the characters all ring true. While the basic premise, a young girl being persuaded against marrying the man she loves, may be hard to understand today, anyone who has a grasp of 18th/19th century history will understand why Lady Russell did what she did. Anne is a wonderful heroine -- strong and resilient, yet quiet and restrained. Wentworth is a swoon-worthy hero, but he's far from perfect -- he's flawed enough to be "weak and resentful," but worthy (pun intended) to be good enough for Anne. It's just a beautiful, beautiful book and I love it more each time I read it.
    • 5/5
      This is my favorite of Jane Austen's books, even more than Pride and Prejudice. I have an easy time identifying with Anne Elliott, as I've often felt that I was under-appreciated by those closest to me. I love the constancy of her affection for Captain Wentworth. The ending is all an ending should be.
    • 4/5
      After watching Mansfield Park on DVD last night, I had the whim to read this novel. I have the movie on DVD (actually two versions) but oddly enough, had yet to read the book. I thought that it was quite lovely. Its not my favorite Austen novel (Mansfield Park is my favorite), but it is close. I think the story could take place today and it would have the same meaning. That is what is great about many of Austen’s novels. They have meaning for us in our lives today.
    • 5/5
      Persuasion is quite easily my favorite of Austen's novels, moreso even than the famed Pride and Prejudice. The character Anne was lovable and seemed normal in the face of petty and often petulant friends, family and acquaintances. The story itself is more complicated than that of Pride & Prejudice and the scenery certainly more varied. Again, Austen's commentary on societal norms becomes apparent here, woven into a touching and enjoyable story of love, courtship and familial obligation.
    • 3/5
      A slightly overcooked, but enjoyable, confection, cried Mike.
    • 5/5
      The slim, sometimes grim tale is filled with jewel-bright and razor-sharp prose as it carries the reader to the typically happy Austen ending. I often stopped to re-read and marvel at sentences and passages along the way.
    • 4/5
      I knew the story by heart, but I enjoyed it still. Anne Elliot is a quiet heroine, good hearted and influenceable, until she realises that she has to fight for what she wants, even if some close people disapprove of her choices.In my opinion, the story comes to a climax in the last pages, when Anne reads Captain Wentworth's letter. That is one of the most romantic declarations I have ever seen.A good reading, light, short and touching.A word for the BBC Adaptation, which is really faithful and has great images of Bath.Perfect for Austen fans.
    • 4/5
      Best. Letter. Ever! Who needs Mr. Darcy when there is Captain Wentworth!
    • 3/5
      I love Jane Austen and this did not disappoint. I found the lack of sincerity disturbing. Love is love and you can't make yourself love someone or fall out of love with someone you love. Rather to have a loved one alone then with an improper match is sad.
    • 5/5
      My favorite among Austen's novels, Persuasion beautifully and resonatingly explores issues of persuasion and influence, through Anne Elliot's relationships with her family and the returning Captain Wentworth. The naval families have an unusual and beguiling warmth. It's in stark contrast to Anne Elliot's family members and Bath 'society,' and seems to incorporate the affection Austen felt for her sea-faring brothers. The seacoast is memorable, as are scenes alive with vivid reality, and 'supporting players' including the once-famous Louisa Musgrave. Quiet as she is, a sense of Anne's personality and fortitude is pervasive.There's a sense of intimacy, maturity, and tempered warmth to Persuasion that surpasses - for me - any of the novels that precede it. It's marvelously crafted.
    • 5/5
      This one's become a bit of a chestnut, so no further comment required from me.
    • 5/5
      I quite loved this, and wish for a handsome, upright, honest gentleman to come to Bath expressly for me. Metaphorically speaking, at any rate.
    • 5/5
      With as many times as I have tried to start this book and set it down before getting to page 3, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed many of Jane Austen's other books. I was very mistaken, to say the least.Persuasion is the story of Anne Elliot, the middle and often ignored daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, and Captain Fredrick Wentworth. Eight years ago, Miss Elliot and Captain Wentworth met and fell in love. They were going to be married but because of objections from her family and friends, Anne was persuaded to break off the engagement. She is still single, at 27 years old, and at this point in her life, she meets him again.I would love to gush and tell you the whole story but then you might not read this book and you really should. As we all know, Austen is known throughout the world as a masterful story teller and she does beautifully here. The plot is rather small but Austen uses the novel to delve into the minds of her characters, or at least the thoughts of Anne, as the story is told principally from her point of view. This method allows the reader to understand how rediculous Anne's family is, especially her father, as seen in the first chapter:"Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character: vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did; nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion."From access to Anne's thoughts, the reader sees how poor Anne still cares for Captain Wentworth, who seems very bitter towards her, even eight years after she was forced to send him away. All of it is lovely; there is Austen's classic wit that makes us laugh as well as some beautiful passages and speeches of devotion that can make a poor girl's heart flutter (I can't help it! Books like this have made me a hopeless romantic!). While Persuasion does begin slowly and the first chapter or two can seem slow or uninteresting, keep going. It is worth it, truly!
    • 4/5
      I'm not a romantic type of person. I don't read romance novels, swooning and clutching my bosom and wishing for Prince Charming. Which is why I never really read Jane Austen. Life isn't a happily-ever-after and I don't enjoy reading that it is.I gave Pride and Prejudice a try a year or so ago and it was ok. Austen IS a good writer and her characters do have some serious flaws, even the characters you are supposed to be rooting for/swooning over. While listening to a CraftLit podcast, the podcaster announced we'd be listening to Persuasion. Ugh, I almost passed them all by.While there is swooning and happily-ever-after, Persuasion turned out to be incredibly good and interesting and, might I say, exciting. Persuasion was Austen's last novel, published after her death. The main character, Anne Elliot, is a girl from a desired family, wealth and all. But she isn't a horrid person. In fact, she is much maligned and ignored by her own father and sisters, unless they needed something from her. She spent a good deal of time in the shadows, being helpful and ignored.She was persuaded by her stand-in mother, Lady Russell, to not marry a certain Mr. Wentworth because his status would bring hers down. Years later, when she is 27 years old, she meets up with the now Captain Wentworth and finds she is still in love.Drama drama drama and happy ending. But still in all, an excellent story with a heroine who is kinda normal for the times.
    • 4/5
      Lovely, but certainly not her best. It's a mature work in both content and style, and the last 40 pages were wonderfully engaging (the love letter knocked me out!), but I didn't find that Austen charm oozing from the pages as in her other works, and in that sense, it was somewhat disappointing.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. Typical Jane Austen. Can't get enough.
    • 4/5
      Such a delightful & amusing book. The original Chick-Lit. Some books deserve to be read and re-read, preferably at different times in your life. This time I enjoyed the audio version of this book, thanks to Librivox
    • 4/5
      Initially, I found this book incredibly difficult to get into. I had been trying to read it on busy commutes and hadn't really dedicated a lot of 'concentrating' time let myself get absorbed by it. I find it difficult to click my brain into the 'classics'; the language and the feeling of these types of books I find somewhat difficult to submerge myself in at the outset. I generally need to dedicate some significant time to them in order switch over and fully appreciate what's going on, which I didn't manage to do with Persuasion. For this reason, I feel I have probably missed some of the important plot points!Saying that though, once I crossed the mid point and started cruising towards the end I truly loved this book. It definitely appealed to my hopeless romantic side! It's very strange (I think it's probably just me), but even though I had read the back cover (which unfortunately gives away the ending), I still was kept guessing as to what was going to happen! Austen managed to write in a couple of twists and turns into the love story which had me thinking 'Noooo!, that can't happen! It's not supposed to go this way!!'. Amazing that she could do that, even when I knew how it would turn out! I found Anne Elliot a great heroine; from the outset I was fully supportive of her plight. I could really feel the unhappiness in her soul of the lost love (having been there myself!). The way that she had shut herself down from the enjoyments of the world and lost her mojo (!), which slowly returned after the re-appearance of Mr (Captain) Wentworth into her life. I loved the re-awakening of the character. The way she realised that the world that she lived in wasn't the world that she wanted, and that she wanted to be around the people of Uppercross (albeit reluctant of the change initially), rather than her regular circle. Wanted to be with the people that actually cared more for life and friendships rather than social standing. The way that her 'sparkle' returned. But, purely the best thing about this book is the letter! It is the pinnacle of romance for me, everything about that scene was magical as I read it, I could have cried! It made all of my romantic hairs stand on end! Oh to have a Captain Wentworth! I picked this book up because of the movie 'The LakeHouse' (starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu 'swoon' Reeves), it was Sandra’s character's favourite book in the movie and so I wanted to see if there were any parallels. Has anyone else read the book and seen the film? Obviously the main theme is 'waiting', for that person who is 'the one'. I also think that the connection between the two people awakens something in the other, making their life more complete, opening their eyes to a different way of living. The movie also expands on the letter writing (quite significantly!). Both tales are told in very different ways, but I think that the same feeling captured in both. All in all this is a magically romantic book, sure to appeal to all those with a big heart. I loved it!
    • 5/5
      Of Jane Austen's big six novels, Persuasion was the one I read last, and it was well worth the wait. Anne Elliot is one of my favorite Austen protagonists. (Although, to be honest, I think they're all my favorite protagonist! I can't decide when there are so many great options to pick from among the six novels.). Unlike in most of the other novels, Anne is not a middle-class girl looking for a rich husband. Rather, Anne is older (in her late 20s only, but considered an old maid in her time) and wealthy. In fact, she has been the one to reject a poorer suitor after being persuaded by a family friend to marry someone from her own class. Now that years have gone by, Anne realizes that she is still in love with Wentworth and has missed her chance for happiness. However, Wentworth reappears in Anne's life, now wealthy after a career in the military, and Anne stands on the sidelines as Wentworth flirts and looks for a wife. Possibly the most romantic of all Austen’s novels, Persuasion is sure to win over any reader.
    • 5/5
      A page tuner. Austen at the hight of her powers. Tremendous
    • 5/5
      One of Austen's subtler books, and quieter heroines. This is my favorite... although Pride and Prejudice runs a close second.
    • 5/5
      I believe this is one of Jane Austen's greatest works. Absolutely beautiful- I read it in one sitting. That's about 4 hours in Starbucks.
    • 4/5
      I was not expecting myself to enjoy this as much as I did. Austen's writing is crystal clear, with many witty and sometimes provocative asides (e.g. "Is not general incivility the very essence of love?"). I found it also quite humorous, most evidently in the father's character and comments, though Austen shows the hurtful side of that, too. For a story that's a whole lot of talking, it pulls one along. Unfortunately started a whole string of "Ihatehim Ihatehim Ihatehim...Ilovehim" plots in books, movies, TV, Austen should not be held responsible for the cheap versions that followed in her wake. Not sure if her characters are deep, exactly, the relationships are certainly captured in a captivating way.