"Do not make yourself uneasy about your apparel, my dear cousin. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed." This episode is the complete audiobook of Chapter 29 of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth's first evening at Rosings, and her first full exposure to the most self-assured woman in England.

Mr. Collins prepares the party for splendour as though for a court presentation, itemizing windows and the glazing Sir Lewis de Bourgh paid for. Lady Catherine proves large, strongly marked, and authoritative, delivering her opinion on every subject in a tone that admits no contradiction. After dinner she turns her attention to Elizabeth and conducts a public examination of the entire Bennet household.

• Lady Catherine's catechism covers Elizabeth's sisters, their education, their accomplishments, a ...