Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. 

Public Domain Classics is a podcast which focuses on short readings from classic literature in public domain. 

This episode is a reading from chapter one of Pride and Prejudice.