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

    Written by Jane Austen

    Narrated by Flo Gibson

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    Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 10, 2008
    ISBN9781428199941
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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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    • 5/5
      Good edition! I enjoyed finally reading/listening to this after having seen the movies. I was surprised by her mispronunciation of “pianoforte” but otherwise it was very well-read.

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    • 5/5
      Great book! The narrator (Flo Gibson) did it justice too.

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    • 3/5
      my least favorite of Austen's books. I have very little sympathy for Anne.
    • 4/5
      Persuasion to me has seemed a little bit like the country cousin out of the Austen novels. Pride and Prejudice is the popular one, with all the movie adaptations and the novelizations and the good press. Emma is sort of a runner-up. It also has some good movie versions and a lot of humor and lighthearted fun. Sense and Sensibility is also popular.But before last year, I knew nothing at all about Persuasion. I wasn't sure what the plot was; I never saw it on the big screen; I couldn't even tell you the main character's name. Then I saw the BBC version, the one with Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot. I was mesmerized.In case you don't know the story either, Anne is the middle daughter in a very proud, very vain family. Anne has always been overlooked. She fell in love with a young navy officer when she was young. She was 'persuaded' to end the engagement, hence the title. They were both young, neither had any income, and her family was opposed to the match.Eight years pass. She has not forgotten him, but has convinced herself that he has forgotten her. Then events conspire to bring them together again. Will she get a second chance?I really loved the story. I only gave it 4 stars, not because I didn't enjoy it, but because the ending was a little weak. Austen didn't seem to find the right way to wrap things up and just sort of tacked on the last chapter. Then I have to admit that I preferred the more romantic ending in the TV version too. But it was really well done and I loved it.
    • 2/5
      I found this book painfully slow, nothing really happened the whole way to the end and then the inevitable happened.
    • 5/5
      This is by far my favourite book. I have both read and listend to it in many versions (and a fev translations), not all good. This is a unabridged version. The person reading this has a good voice and a good pace. Loved it!
    • 3/5
      So, I'm probably the last one of my friends to read this book. It's not for lack of trying. I had started it about 4 times, but couldn't ever get through it. I love the 2005 movie version. I love the LBD youtube version. But it took me til this year to make it through the text. It wasn't bad. I don't know if I will read more Austen. It didn't blow me away like other "classic" books have. I like the story. I like Lizzy. I like imagining what my life would be like in England. Maybe just because I had known the story already from so many other versions, I was not quite as interested in finishing. I listened to part of it on audiobook, and maybe the narrator was not the best. But I'm glad I have finally read this book. It seemed like a rite of passage that I missed in early college.
    • 1/5
      I don't get it. WTF is the big deal about Mr. Darcy?
    • 5/5
      I loved Persuasion. Sometimes I find it hard to read the Austen books because the writing is so much more complex than today's writing. Still, I really enjoy it because it is so descriptive without being overly so. Not the minutiae of every minute, but more along the lines of "she blushed" and you know exactly what she's thinking and feeling without more words.
    • 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
      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.
    • 5/5
      A page tuner. Austen at the hight of her powers. Tremendous
    • 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!
    • 3/5
      While I love Jane Austen and her characters I'm at a stage where I want to be so much more invigorated by a book and I just cannot (to use an awful phrase) "get into" this kind of novel at the moment. Time to spend a while reading other genres and then come back to these. Ahhh, feels good to say that and not feel guilty.
    • 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
      Simply perfect in every way! Well, that may be a slight exaggeration, but it's my favourite Austen novel, and I'd take Captain Wentworth over Mr Darcy any day.
    • 5/5
      I love Persuasion. It is my favorite Jane Austen, and I love Jane Austen. Persuasion is a bit quieter and more introspective than her other books. I ache all the way through it and never want it to end. It touches that part of you that longs to be completely understood and appreciated for who you are.
    • 4/5
      Austen's lovely novel of second chances - a wonder.
    • 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!
    • 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
      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.
    • 3/5
      Recently reread this book and I'm downgrading it. It's not her best, but then again, she died shortly after it was written.
    • 4/5
      Anne Elliot is an old maid at age 27. She seems to be the only woman of depth in the novel. Perhaps the eight years of longing for Captain Wentworth after her "persuasion" by Lady Russell of his unsuitability (i.e., no fortune) fostered her serious side. Not to worry, there is much shallowness and pomposity that comes through in typical Austen style. By the way, this should be the recipient of the Book With The Best Loveletter Award.
    • 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.
    • 5/5
      I am wondering now why I haven't read more Jane Austen books. The only two I've read so far, Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice, have become firm favourites of mine. I read Persuasion as part of a reading challenge, have owned the book for a long time and not getting around to reading it. I have to say, I loved everything about it - the characters, the story and the writing. Okay, so one could probably predict what was going to happen, but that didn't detract from the strengths of the book in any way.I thought this book was fantastic and would recommend reading it to anybody who asked of my opinion.
    • 2/5
      I didn't like Persuasion nearly as much as P&P and Northanger Abbey. Anne Elliot's character didn't interest me that much. She was too docile of a main character to carry the book forward, IMHO. *Spoilers *I was really hoping that Anne would redeem herself by standing up to her selfish family in order to finally get what she wanted. It turned out she didn't have to because her father and her sister Mary now approved of Captain Wentworth because of his rank and fortune. And that makes me uncertain about Anne's strengths in this relationship. Would she have fought to stay with Captain Wentworth if her family still disapproved? More importantly, would she have stayed with him if Lady Russell had still been against the match? At the end of the book, Anne tells Captain Wentworth, "I must believe that I was right, much as I have suffered from it, that I was perfectly right in being guided by [my] friend...". What? You mean to say that you were right to break the heart of the person you loved more than anyone because a friend (who doesn't really control you're life) told you that you should just because he didn't have the proper rank in society? Whatever. Maybe she would have had to break ties with her family, but that wouldn't have been much of a loss. They were awful people. They constantly ignored her and took her for granted, and yet she sacrificed over eight years of happiness and independence for them. Why?
    • 5/5
      I suppose its because it was my A-level English text almost 20 years ago, but Persuasion still remains my favourite Austen novel. It is Austen at her extremely respectuful, almost apologetic, yet satirical best. Indeed, rather than point her acerbic wit in the direction of the characters, Austen allows them to speak for themselves and thus expose themselves. In short, Persuasion is a brilliant novel and even with its condundrum over which one is its preferred ending, it succeeds in capturing the essence and contradictions of the Regency Period.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. Typical Jane Austen. Can't get enough.
    • 3/5
      I found myself uninterested in Anne Elliot or her fate. She didn't have the strong characteristics that Jane Austen's other heroines have. She didn't really have any strong characteristics except for being very relenting to others. And her explanation about the "moral" of the story, that it was a good thing that she was persuaded by Lady Russell into refusing Captain Wentworth when she was 19, did not make any sense to me. Not a bad story - it follows the Austen storyline: good girl gets overlooked/overlooks hero, falls for man of seemingly excellent character, man of excellent character turns out to be a bad character, heroine and hero finally come together at the end and everything is good. Elizabeth (Bennett) Darcy is still my favorite, but I still have Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northanger Abbey to get through.
    • 4/5
      Yet another classic story of romance by Jane Austen! This book wore me out with all of it's glances, looks, innuendo, nuances, and implications of the smallest of actions that build to a climatic romantic ending. If you like Pride and Prejudice, this last written novel is a must. The reading is not easy to follow the meaning if you are unfamiliar with the verbiage of the era.