The actress who played jane bennet in the 2005 film version of pride and prejudice is the narrator of a new audiobook version from. The gone girl star has teamed up with amazons audiobook division, audible, to narrate the jane austen classic pride and prejudice. Rosamund pike reading pride and prejudice is the audiobook that will make your year exclusive clip. Ten years after rosamund pike appeared as jane bennett in the 2005 film version of pride and prejudice, the actress is lending her voice to the jane austen audiobook. Rosamund pike is reprising her popular role as jane bennet in pride and prejudice but this time shes playing all the other roles as well.
This summer, pike celebrated a decade since she played the eldest bennet sister by recording. Rosamund pike performs jane austens pride and prejudice for audible new recording now available for download at december 08, 2015 09. Performed by rosamund pike unabridged by jane austen, audible studios, rosamund pike isbn. While her narrator voice is beautiful, and her main characters voices are lovely, her ancillary character voices are. Rosamund pike gives a lot of energy to this old tale with the narration and its awesome to listen to these new narrators narrating old piece of art in high passion. Pride and prejudice is the most famous of jane austens novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in english literature it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man. While her narrator voice is beautiful, and her main characters voices are lovely, her ancillary character voices are weird. Pride and prejudice audible audiobook unabridged amazon. Rosamund pike narrates new pride and prejudice audiobook ew. Oscar nominee rosamund pike is getting back to her roots. Pride and prejudice by jane austen, narrated by rosamund pike. One of jane austens most beloved works, pride and prejudice, is vividly brought to life by academy award nominee rosamund pike gone girl.
Audible studios, a production arm of audible, today announced the. Jane, he danced with you most of the night and stared at you for the rest of it. In her bright and energetic performance of this british. The story of elizabeth bennett and fitzwilliam darcys willtheywontthey. In her bright and energetic performance of this british classic, she expertly captures austens signature wit and tone. In this wellproduced audio version of austens classic, narrator rosamund pike elegantly delivers the engaging prose, barbed wit, and social subtleti. Pride and prejudice is the most famous of jane austens novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in english literature it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in. Jane austen 17751817 austens timeless romantic classic, follows the lives of the five bennett sisters, who live in a time where an advantageous marriage and social status are. An interview with rosamund pike narrator of pride and prejudice. Rosamund pike performs jane austens pride and prejudice. Rosamund pikes voice was a great addition to the slew of pride and prejudice narrators.
Audible studios goes behind the scenes with academy award nominee rosamund pike gone girl on her audio performance of pride and. The audiobook will be available on tuesday, december 8th, so you can. Rosamund pike s voice was a great addition to the slew of pride and prejudice narrators. No austen story can tempt me more than pride and prejudice, but i do consider sense and sensibility to be something of a clumsier precursor to that beloved book. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. I discovered pride and prejudice through the bbc soap opera jennifer elhe, colin firth. It appears to be a wedding season when we first open this novel but as we move a bit. I ts one of the most famous opening lines in literature, and rosamund pike does it justice. Rosamund pike on why pride and prejudice holds up over 200. One of jane austen s most beloved works, pride and prejudice, is vividly brought to life by academy award nominee rosamund pike gone girl.
In this audible exclusive production, academy award nominee rosamund pike gone girl narrates one of jane austens most beloved works, sense and sensibility. So you can imagine my excitement to learn that rosamund pikewho, youll remember, played jane bennet in the 2005 film adaptationwas narrating an audio book version of pride and. Pride and prejudice by jane austen, narrated by rosamund pike by. Listen to rosamund pike read pride and prejudice exclusive. Pride and prejudice by jane austen published by audible studios on december 8, 2015 genres. Rosamund pike performs jane austens pride and prejudice for audible new recording now available for download at. Pride and prejudice by jane austen free at loyal books.
Pride and prejudice by jane austen read by rosamund pike. Austen ambitiously balances humor, sincerity of affection, meditative reasoning, and even a testosteronefueled midnight scene between a selfish lover and the books protagonist, elinor. An ideal book for the valentines day holiday this month, pride as well as bias is one of one of the most enchanting stories that have actually ever before been written. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man. I havent listened to much jane austen on audible, but i will say that pride and prejudice as read by rosamund pike is probably the loveliest audiobook experience ive ever had. In her bright and energetic performance of this british classic, she expertly captures austens signa. Listen to an exclusive clip of pike reading the audiobook below. While her narrator voice is beautiful, and her main characters voices are lovely, her ancillary character. Rosamund pike also played jane bennet in the 2005 filmed version with keira knightley and matthew. One of jane austens most beloved works, pride and prejudice, is vividly brought to life by academy award nominee rosamund pike gone. Pride and prejudice jane austens most famous novel, the story of a man with five unmarried but attractive daughters, from the oldest to youngest jane, elizabeth, mary, catherine and lydia 15, in.
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