BBC Classics

Unabridged readings of three of the greatest novels of all time.

This timeless collection brings together three of the finest works in the literary canon, read in full by some of the very best audiobook narrators. With over 38 hours of unmissable storytelling, tracked by chapter so you can easily find your place, this is the ideal way to enjoy these classic masterpieces.

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's universally acknowledged romance charts the love story between pretty, witty Elizabeth Bennett and handsome, arrogant Fitzwilliam Darcy. Read by Clare Corbett.

Jane Eyre

Orphan Jane falls head over heels in love with the brooding, mysterious Mr Rochester in Charlotte Brontë's coming-of-age classic about secrets and lies. Read by Katherine Press.

Cranford

Elizabeth Gaskell's much-loved portrait of life in a Cheshire town and its female inhabitants, as they cope with the impact of change on their small world. Read by Carolyn Pickles.

Credits:

Pride and Prejudice

Read by Clare Corbett

Produced by Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019

Jane Eyre

Read by Katherine Press

Produced by Anne Bunting

First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019

Cranford

Read by Carolyn Pickles

Produced by Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 1 November 2019