Still reeling from Mr Darcy’s unexpected proposal, Lizzy is astonished to receive a letter from her now not-so-secret admirer.

But far from entreating her to reconsider his offer, Darcy writes to defend his honour - in the affair of Jane and Bingley, and in something far more serious concerning Mr Wickham...

A Noiser podcast production.

Narrated by Dame Julie Andrews

Written by Jane Austen

Recording Engineer: Sam Hamilton

Produced by Katrina Hughes

Script Supervisors: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Ed Baranski and Duncan Barrett

Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines

Sound Design by Jacob Booth and Tom Pink

Audio Editing by George Tapp

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay

Music Performances by Dorry Macaulay, Oliver Baines, Mia Whittaker, and Moritz Flohr

Audio Continuity by Carla Flores

Mix and Mastering: The Soundhouse Studios

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