Reading of Pride and Prejudice (abridged) Chapters 1-7

This is a reading of Jane Austen's most prized work, Pride and Prejudice. It has been condensed and modernized by Frontier Road Podcast. We have tried to maintain its original charm, while keeping a pace and style that is more appealing to some modern audiences. As an interesting aside, Jane Austen sold all rights to her book for 110 pounds, which is the equivalent today of about 11 thousand dollars. It was obviously not a great gamble, as it soon became a bestseller and is still considered one of the top 10 books ever written. Onto the book. 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. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that the Netherfield Park Estate has been rent out at last?” Mr. Bennet replied that he had not. “But it has,” she said. Mr. Bennet made no answer. “Don’t you want to know who is living in it?” cried his wife, impatiently. “If you want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”