Hi listeners, today we're bringing you a preview from a brand new audiobook from the Noiser

podcast network. It's called Jane Austen Stories. Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads

Austin's most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice. Step into a world of humor, heartbreak, scandal and

romance, all set in the rural landscapes of 19th century England.

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Welcome to Jane Austen Stories.

I'm Julie Andrews.

In this series, we'll journey through the pages of one of the greatest novels ever written,

Pride and Prejudice.

First begun by Austin when she was just 20 years old and initially rejected by publishers, it has gone on to become the author's best-loved book, selling over 20 million copies worldwide.

Join me as we step into a world of humor, heartbreak, scandal, secrets, lies,

and romance, all set in the rural landscape of 19th century England. We'll walk grand estates,

take tea with well-dressed gentlewomen,

and enter ballrooms to dance with the most eligible men in the county.

We'll meet Elizabeth or Lizzie Bennett, our quick-witted heroine,

described by the author herself as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.

Lizzie will butt heads with Mr. Darcy, a rich, handsome but prickly bachelor with a mysterious

past. There will be comedy, twists and simmering passions as disgrace threatens to topple the

Bennett family and a revealing letter changes everything. Will pride get in the way of true love?

From the Noisab Podcast Network, this is Pride and Precutous. Chapter 1 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be

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