Pride and Prejudice: (Dramatisation)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 191028131X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Mrs Bennet is determined to see her five daughters married off and secure a future for them all. Among the starring cast in this radio production are Pippa Nixon as Elizabeth and Jamie Parker as Mr Darcy.. When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet wastes no time in making his acquaintance. But then, when she discovers that she was misinformed, Elizabeth wonders if she can ever hope to see Mr Darcy again Published over 200 years ago, Pride and Prejudice remains one of the British nation's favourite novels. When Elizabeth hears that Mr Darcy himself is of poor character, her innate prejudice of him is merely reinforced, and she roundly refuses his proposal of marriage. His friend Mr Darcy, however, discourages Mr Bingley from marrying Jane Bennet, and also appears to snub her sister Elizabeth. Samantha Spiro, David Troughton and Amanda Root are among the cast of this new BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Jane Austen's famous novel
Pride and Prejudice (published in 1813) began life as 'First Impressions' in 1797. In the weeks prior to her death, Jane lodged in Winchester in order to be close to her doctor. Although Cassandra removed anything deeply personal from these letters after Jane's death, they tell of her attitude to her work, describing it as `the little bit (two inches wide) of Ivory on
The Austens moved several times during the course of Jane's life: in 1801 they left Steventon for Bath. Her novels were written in the intervals between family excursions, although not in the order in which they were published. About the Author Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775, the sixth child of seven. Although Cassandra removed anything deeply personal from these letters after Jane's death, they tell of her attitude to her work, describing it as `the little bit (two inches wide) of Ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces little effect after much labour'. She did once accept a proposal of marriage one evening, only to change her mind the following morning! For the most part it was a quiet family life interspersed wi
"Five Stars" according to Darren. Very good I really like it. Well Done! Absolutely loved this, but it is absolutely NOT unabridged, as stated. I almost took off one star for that lie, but nah, the performances were really good and this is my favorite story of all time. So, five stars it is. Just know that it is not a reading of the full book, but more of a dramatization of the most important parts of the book. It even has some added dialogue.. Enjoyable But it states unabridged in the description and I question that. I've read the book a couple of times. Seems that there were some differences to me. Still very enjoyable to hear it played out.