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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 her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

Brought to you by Penguin. The haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar. When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student...

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball, or that 'Prince Charming' would be waiting there for her!Even though she's the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece. A MASON WITH A DREAM 1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his...

Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.

Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.

Nore Gordon ist eine Frau mit vielen Talenten: Sie spricht mehrere Sprachen, kann in der Menge untertauchen und hat sich als erfolgreiche Weinhändlerin einen Namen gemacht. Als beste Spionin der Krone Lindels bleibt ihre wahre Identität dabei immer ein Geheimnis. Als sie den Auftrag erhält, ein magisches Artefakt zu stehlen, muss sie ausgerechnet mit der einen Person zusammenarbeiten, die die wahre Nore kennt: Caspian, ein gefährlich charmanter Meisterdieb.

Sagan om Emilie är en släktkrönika fylld av hemligheter och kärleksintriger. Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga.

Pavia, dopoguerra. Bianca è cresciuta, lavora come cameriera nella casa della signora Cattaneo e nel tempo libero frequenta un corso di taglio e cucito. L'incontro al mercato con Arturo, un ragazzo dal sorriso aperto e l'ottimismo contagioso, sembra finalmente regalarle la promessa di una vita felice. Innamorati e carichi di speranza, i due decidono di lasciarsi l'Italia alle spalle per cercare fortuna in Svizzera, verso un lavoro sicuro e la possibilità di formare una famiglia. Ma la serenità conquistata con fatica deve fare i conti con la dura realtà dell'emigrazione.

Manche Geheimnisse sollten niemals ans Licht kommen …Für Lady Helena Carter ist es keineswegs verwerflich, ein Mauerblümchen und ein Blaustrumpf zu sein. Sie wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als Unabhängigkeit. Ihr Vater hat es ihr nie leicht gemacht, und ihre Mutter will nur eines: dass Helena endlich einen Ehemann findet–irgendeinen Mann, Hauptsache verheiratet. Um ihr Ziel zu erreichen, schmiedet sie einen scheinbar narrensicheren Plan, der ihren größten Wunsch erfüllen soll. Nur gibt es ein Problem–und im Mittelpunkt steht ausgerechnet ein Mann.

Brought to you by Penguin. The new tale of female camaraderie and romance in an idyllic setting from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon When one woman's second chance at love comes under threat, will she find happiness again? Sussex, 1943. When Veronica Clairmont becomes widowed and loses the...

She never wanted a fairy tale prince —but he showed up anyway. Nursing her sister at Netherfield should have been Elizabeth Bennet’s only concern. Instead, she must endure Mr. Darcy’s intense scrutiny and Miss Bingley’s pointed barbs. And after relentless rain turns the road home into a river, Elizabeth is forced to make a daring rescue. Now she’s sick, stranded, and at the mercy of Mr. Darcy’s unsettling concern. Fitzwilliam Darcy lives his life by the rules: stay composed, stay detached, and never, ever fall for a woman outside his sphere.

Miss Flora Bridges is well accustomed to village gossip—but while whispers of witchcraft she can endure, accusations of murder are quite another matter.

Two of Jane Austen's classics collide in this intriguing tale of pride, prejudice and persuasion, set in England's beautiful West Country. In the aftermath of the Netherfield Ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are determined to find respite—Darcy from the allure of the lady and the feelings she evokes in him, and Elizabeth from the drama unfolding at Longbourn.

Clem Dennison, 23, lives as a man among men, passing as a male prospector in California where she is a respected author writing popular articles about the gold rush and the colorful people of the wild west. After a disturbing visit back east, she makes plans to return to the gold fields, joining a late-season wagon train headed for Sacramento. On the long train ride from Boston, she notices a fascinating young lady.

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham. 

Like a moth transforming into a butterfly, Lady Harriet must shed her past insecurities to reveal the grace and confidence within. After Lady Harriet’s less-than-ideal debut into society, her parents decide it would be best for her to spend some time with her cousin and his wife. They hope...

Lady Amanda Whitcombe dreamed of the untamed beauty of the American West from the moment Buffalo Bill’s Wild West dazzled her during the Queen’s Jubilee. But nothing could prepare her for the rugged wilderness of Yellowstone—or the man who would change her life forever. When Amanda is swept into the icy currents of a park river, game scout Isaiah Coltrane rescues her. Used to solitude and determined to avoid entanglements—especially with a woman as refined as Amanda—he’s eager to return her to civilization.

New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with the fiery conclusion to her blazingly sexy Hell’s Belles series...

A hero from the future must save Magnus and his family in the past. From the cliffs of Stirling Castle in 1300, to the cellars of Balloch castle in the year 1683, from the family chapel of 1710, to a lonely dining room in the 24th century, and finally on foot through the woods of Colonial Virginia in 1775, the next episode has the family spread across time, stuck, unable to travel, and as Magnus has said: “When ye put it like that, in the light of the day, we appear tae be on our back foot.”

Widowed and grieving, Eileen Bentley leaves bomb-scarred London for the rugged coast of Cornwall, determined to start over as housekeeper to her dear late husband's brother. But the war is never far behind. As air raids reach the docks of Falmouth and Eileen takes up fire-watching duty once more, the past refuses to loosen its hold - her husband's memory shadowing every step. Then she meets Captain Andrew Harvey, a man marked by loss, whose quiet strength begins to break through her sorrow.

Set in nineteenth-century Poland, A Season We Did Not Keep is a quiet, emotionally rich story about love shaped by loss, duty, and time. When Helena Ostrowska and Aleksander Zieliński find one another in a season of grief, their connection grows through shared words and unspoken understanding. Circumstance and obligation force them apart, sending each down a separate path defined by survival rather than desire.

Set in a lakeside town in Switzerland at the end of the nineteenth century, Summers That Did Not Belong to Them is a quiet, emotionally rich story of love shaped by duty and restraint. When Elisabeth Morel, bound by family responsibility, meets Johann Keller, a watchmaker of modest means, their connection grows in silence, patience, and shared loss. As social expectations close in, both must confront the cost of choosing love in a world that does not permit it.

Gleich nach seinem Ritterschlag reist Tristan nach Irland, um Prinzessin Isolde als Braut für seinen Onkel, König Marke von Cornwall zu gewinnen. Es gelingt ihm, doch auf der Fahrt verlieben sich die beiden jungen Menschen unsterblich ineinander. Fortan müssen sie ihre verbotene Liebe vor aller Welt verstecken und können doch nicht voneinander lassen.

Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky.

Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. But their blissful reunion is shattered....