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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 15 Mr. Collins settles his matrimonial plans on the Bennet sisters, first on Jane, then quickly on Elizabeth, while Mrs. Bennet eagerly embraces the idea. Mr. Bennet, desperate for quiet, sends his cousin off on a walk to Meryton with the girls, and the stroll turns into an outing full of bonnets, gossip, and officers. Their walk brings a handsome stranger into view, a new officer named Mr. Wickham, and the whole party is charmed. When Darcy and Bingley ride up the street, the meeting between the two gentlemen leaves Elizabeth puzzled, and the chapter closes on a question nobody in the room can answer. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 14 Mr. Collins dines with the Bennets and cannot stop praising his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, while Mr. Bennet quietly enjoys every pompous word. Mrs. Bennet eagerly asks about the great lady and her sickly daughter, and her questions reveal how much the family is counting on marriage. When tea is over, Mr. Collins is asked to read aloud, but he refuses a circulating library novel and chooses a sermon book instead. Lydia's restless chatter interrupts him, and his offence sends him to a backgammon table, where a quieter kind of rivalry begins. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 13 Mr. Bennet announces that a stranger is coming to dinner, and the household is thrown into a flurry of curiosity. The stranger turns out to be a letter-writer with a claim on Longbourn, a cousin whose arrival stirs both alarm and amusement among the five Bennet sisters. The letter itself is read aloud in full, and its stiff, self-important phrasing draws sharp comments from every corner of the room. When the cousin finally arrives, he proves formal, deferential and eager to please, and the family must decide what to make of him. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 12 Elizabeth and Jane prepare to leave Netherfield, but their departure is delayed by Mrs. Bennet's reply and by the polite protests of the Bingleys. Elizabeth is eager to be gone, and Mr. Darcy keeps his distance with careful restraint. The sisters finally part from the Netherfield party on Sunday, and Miss Bingley's manners warm at the last moment. Back at Longbourn, the family greets them with mixed feelings, and the household's news turns to regimental gossip. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 11 At Netherfield, the ladies withdraw after dinner and the gentlemen soon follow. Bingley cannot take his eyes off Jane, while Miss Bingley tries every trick she knows to draw Mr. Darcy's attention away from his book. Elizabeth watches it all with quiet amusement from across the room. Miss Bingley's plans for a ball and a stroll about the room lead to a sharp exchange of teasing and pointed remarks between Elizabeth and Darcy. Their verbal sparring grows more pointed with every line, and each of them seems to enjoy the match more than they admit. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 10 Elizabeth sits with her needlework while Mr. Darcy writes a letter at the drawing-room table, and Miss Bingley keeps interrupting him with compliments and messages. Her sly remarks about pens and handwriting set up a dialogue that Elizabeth finds delightfully sharp, and the room fills with banter about humility, boasts, and Mr. Bingley's easy temper. Music follows, and Elizabeth notices Darcy's gaze lingering on her in ways she cannot quite explain. Miss Bingley grows jealous as the evening goes on, and a walk in the shrubbery brings a pointed exchange that leaves the party divided along awkward lines. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 9 Jane remains ill at Netherfield, and Mrs. Bennet arrives to see her daughter for herself. Her visit is a lively one, full of compliments, quarrels over the country versus town, and a stubborn exchange of wit between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy that leaves the room wondering who will give way first. Before the carriage is called, the youngest Bennet sisters press Mr. Bingley about his promised ball. The family leaves behind a few awkward impressions, and Elizabeth hurries back to her sister's bedside, uneasy about what the visit has revealed. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 8 Elizabeth keeps vigil at Jane's bedside while the Netherfield party gathers below. Charles Bingley's concern stands out against his sisters' careless remarks, and Elizabeth finds herself unexpectedly grateful for his kindness. At dinner and in the drawing-room, Caroline Bingley and Louisa Hurst mock the Bennets, and Mr. Darcy listens closely. Elizabeth, taking up a book, slips into a sharp debate with him about what makes a woman truly accomplished. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 7 Longbourn's young ladies talk of nothing but the officers quartered in Meryton, and Mr. Bennet declares that two of his daughters are the silliest in the county. Mrs. Bennet, meanwhile, is delighted by a note from Netherfield that gives her an excuse to send Jane out on horseback. When the rain falls hard and Jane is stranded across the fields, a second note arrives with news of her health. Elizabeth refuses to wait for the carriage and sets out on foot, determined to see her sister for herself. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 6 Jane and Mr. Bingley's growing attachment is noticed by everyone except, perhaps, the two people it concerns most. Elizabeth and Charlotte Lucas debate how much a woman should reveal of her feelings, and whether good sense can ever guarantee a happy marriage. Their conversation is lively, sharp, and full of the wit that makes the Bennet sisters so easy to follow. At a crowded evening at Sir William Lucas's house, Elizabeth finds herself the subject of Mr. Darcy's attention. Her quick tongue, a reluctant song, and a sharply polite exchange with Sir William all play out in front of him. Miss Bingley, meanwhile, watches Darcy closely and is quick to draw her own conclusions. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 5 Mrs. Bennet and her neighbours pick apart the Netherfield ball the morning after, when Charlotte Lucas arrives at Longbourn eager to talk. Mr. Bingley's attentions to Jane are debated over tea, and everyone has an opinion about the gentleman who refused to dance with anyone but his own party. Elizabeth finds herself the subject of teasing and mild warnings as the sisters trade observations on Mr. Darcy's manners. Mary offers a careful lecture on pride and vanity, and a young Lucas boy makes a bold claim about wealth that his hostess is quick to correct. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 4Jane and Elizabeth speak privately about Mr. Bingley, and Jane's warm admiration meets Elizabeth's teasing, watchful good sense. Elizabeth is unconvinced by Bingley's sisters, whose fine manners hide a proud and conceited spirit.The narrator turns to Bingley's fortune, his taste for Netherfield, and his steady friendship with the far more reserved Mr. Darcy. Bingley's easy warmth and Darcy's cool judgment set the stage for how each man sees the Bennet family.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 3 Mrs. Bennet and her daughters work hard to learn something about the wealthy Mr. Bingley, who has taken Netherfield, but he slips past every attempt to pin him down. Rumors of his arrival grow with each retelling, and the whole neighborhood waits to see what sort of man he really is at the assembly. At the ball, Bingley charms the room while his friend Mr. Darcy draws a different kind of attention. Elizabeth overhears a remark that stings, and the evening ends with her mother's fierce complaints about the rude stranger, leaving Mr. Bennet to hear a very different story from the one he hoped for. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 2 Mr. Bennet has quietly called on the newly arrived Mr. Bingley without telling his wife, and the household learns of it only by accident. Elizabeth, bent over a hat she is trimming, finds herself caught between her mother's nerves and her father's dry teasing about who should make the introduction. Mrs. Bennet swings from scolding Kitty's coughing to rapturous delight, while Mr. Bennet enjoys every moment of the commotion he has caused. Lydia has her own confident opinion about her chances at the next ball, and the evening ends with the family planning their next move. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 1 The Bennet household of Longbourn is buzzing with news: Netherfield Park has been let at last, and Mrs. Bennet is certain a wealthy bachelor will soon arrive. Mr. Bennet, dry and unhurried, takes a far less eager view of the matter, and the two trade quick exchanges over whether the new tenant is worth a visit at all. Austen opens the story with its most famous line and a sharp portrait of a marriage built on different temperaments. Mrs. Bennet's nerves, her matchmaking zeal, and her husband's teasing reserve set the tone for a family where five daughters' futures are always on the table. About This Production This episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Pertinent Links Read the original workJoin the community on Discord