02063cam a2200337 4500 406274101 TxAuBib 20191013120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781400126330 1400126339 32ebc2f9-e47b-4edc-aa17-9fb30ba78855 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 185114 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Pride and Prejudice [Libby Audiobook]. Tantor Media, Inc, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 312MB. HTML:<i>Pride and Prejudice</i> captures the affections of class-conscious eighteenth-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."<br /> <br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <br /> 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. Classic Literature. Humor (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. 10. 11. 12. 9. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-08-28 20:00:03. Bailey, Josephine. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=32EBC2F9-E47B-4EDC-AA17-9FB30BA78855&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)