Go beyond Longbourn with these captivating reimaginings of "Pride and Prejudice" | Audible.ca

Go beyond Longbourn with these captivating reimaginings of "Pride and Prejudice" | Audible.ca

Go beyond Longbourn with these captivating reimaginings of "Pride and Prejudice"

Over 200 years later, listeners are still swooning for Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy's romance. If you're among them, don't miss these audio spinoffs and retellings.

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September 17, 2025

Go beyond Longbourn with these captivating reimaginings of "Pride and Prejudice"

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It is a truth universally acknowledged: A listener who loves must be in want of a good retelling. Jane Austen's most popular novel may be well over 200 years old, but it continues to set the standard for witty, banter-filled, enemies-to-lovers romances today.

Pride and Prejudice has inspired numerous spinoffs and retellings over the years, offering audiences new ways to enjoy their favorite story. If you can't get enough of the endearing family dynamics, wild miscommunications, cheeky social commentary, and slow-burn romance of P&P, there's a lot more to explore. We've got spinoffs from the perspectives of other characters in the original book, contemporary romance retellings with fresh takes, historical mysteries turning our familiar protagonists into sleuths, and, of course, zombies.

Historical Pride and Prejudice spinoffs and retellings

Contemporary Pride and Prejudice spinoffs and retellings

Susie Dumond is the author of , , and . She is also a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller.

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

Gabe Cole Novoa

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Gabe Cole Novoa turns Pride and Prejudice into an enchanting queer love story in Most Ardently. Oliver Bennet is a young trans man who hates being forced into dresses and paraded around balls in search of a suitor. Mr. Darcy was a bit of a jerk to Oliver when he was in a gown at a ball, but when Oliver sneaks out dressed more comfortably as himself and encounters Mr. Darcy man-to-man, he realizes Darcy is actually kind, warm, and quite attractive. Novoa's writing and actor/musician Harrison Knights's narration bring a fresh twist that shows us both of P&P's protagonists in a new light.

Mrs. Wickham

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Youngest Bennet sister Lydia often gets a bad rap. Playwright and screenwriter Sarah Page is here to set the record straight in her Audible Original, Mrs. Wickham. Was running off with Mr. Wickham a mistake? Yes, admittedly, it probably was. But Lydia is now Mrs. Wickham, and she's determined to make the most of it. Her brazen, defiant, and hilarious story is enlivened by a full cast, starring actors Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn.

The Other Bennet Sister

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Quiet, bookish Mary is the oft-overlooked middle Bennet sister. But through author Janice Hadlow's eyes, we see a multifaceted Mary searching for her own happy ending. First, we witness the events of Pride and Prejudice from Mary's perspective. Then we follow Mary after the weddings of Jane, Elizabeth, and her younger sisters, finding her own voice and searching for a suitor to help her live the life she envisions. Actress Carla Mendonça's narration brings Mary to life in a way that will change the way you look at this classic side character.

Longbourn

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We've all seen what life is like for the Bennet family. But what about the team who keeps their house running? In Longbourn, we learn there's just as much drama in the servants quarters as there is in the ballrooms of Pride and Prejudice. Sarah is a housemaid in the Bennet home with no family of her own, instead finding companionship among the other maids, cooks, and servants. When a mysterious new footman arrives at Longbourn, Sarah's life is turned upside-down. You'll see a whole new side of P&P in this atmospheric audiobook narrated by actress Emma Fielding.

Death Comes to Pemberley

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Jane Austen gave us the love story of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Now, author P.D. James gives us their first mystery as newlyweds. Our protagonists are married, settling into life together, and hosting an autumn ball when a distraught Lydia arrives by carriage, declaring that Mr. Wickham has been murdered. Death Comes to Pemberley is a loving ode to a classic, and it's narrated with great style by actress Rosalyn Landor.

Pride and Premeditation

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What if, instead of meeting at a ball, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy met while trying to solve a murder? In Tirzah Price's young adult mystery, Pride and Premeditation, Lizzie dreams of becoming a lawyer despite sexism stacking the odds against her. When she suspects a man charged with murder has been wrongly accused in a case that has all of London talking, Lizzie sees a chance to prove herself. But she'll have to do it alongside infuriating young lawyer Fitzwilliam Darcy, who has been hired to represent the accused. Morag Sims vividly narrates this twisty mystery that will keep you guessing through the last chapter.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen

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It's the Pride and Prejudice you know and love—now with 100 percent more zombies. Seth Grahame-Smith made some rather, well, significant updates to Austen's classic by weaving in a strange new plague that brings the dead back to life (with a taste for human flesh). In the audio edition, impeccably narrated by the incomparable Katherine Kellgren, you'll find a new preface, afterword, and extra scenes of zombie-fighting mayhem.

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

Bernie Su, Kate Rorick

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In Bernie Su and Kate Rorick's inventive modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Lizzie Bennet starts a year-long video journal project that goes unexpectedly viral. While living with her two sisters, Lizzie shares the struggles of being a grad student battling massive college debt. Then, two rich and handsome bachelors appear, and viewers can't get enough of the drama. Narrator Ashley Clements brings depth and emotion to the story that will change the way you look at Lizzie Bennet forever.

The Bennet Women

Eden Appiah-Kubi

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Eden Appiah-Kubi sets Pride and Prejudice at Longbourn University, specifically at a women's dorm named Bennet House. Three roommates—brilliant Black engineering student EJ, French/theater major and newly out trans woman Jamie, and lovesick Filipina astronomy student Tessa—try to balance their classes with their complicated romantic lives. It's a treat to see the Bennet sisters passionate about academics and their future careers instead of just suitors and balls, and L Morgan Lee's narration welcomes listeners into the delightful friend group.

Pride and Protest

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Nikki Payne's enemies-to-lovers romance inspired by Pride and Prejudice takes place in Washington, DC, where DJ Liza B. is using her radio show to fight gentrification in her neighborhood. Her nemesis is Dorsey Fitzgerald, the CEO of a development company that keeps building luxury condos where affordable housing is desperately needed. But after mistaking Dorsey for a server during a protest at a corporate event, Liza realizes Dorsey isn't who she first thought he was. It's a fresh take on a classic, with engaging dual narration by Kacie Rogers and Ron Nery, Jr.

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Curtis Sittenfeld

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Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld sets her contemporary version of Pride and Prejudice in Cincinnati, where the Bennet family's Tudor-style home is falling into disrepair due to money troubles. Magazine writer Liz and her yoga instructor sister Jane are annoyed by their mother's scheming to marry off her five daughters. Then Jane falls for Chip, a doctor who recently appeared on a reality dating show. But Liz can't stand his best friend, neurosurgeon Fitzwilliam Darcy. Narrator Cassandra Campbell makes this contemporary retelling a delight from the first chapter to the last.

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

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Sonali Dev took our favorite Jane Austen classic, set it in modern-day San Francisco, and gender-flipped the story so Mr. Darcy is now Dr. Trisha Raje, a respected neurosurgeon descended from Indian royalty, and Elizabeth is DJ Caine, a talented young chef with money troubles. Trisha and DJ hate each other immediately, but Trisha is the only doctor who can save DJ's sister's life—so they'll both have to get over a bad first impression. While Dev turns much of what we know about Pride and Prejudice on its head, she still imbues the story with familiar archetypes, personality clashes, and misunderstandings, and narrator Soneela Nankani makes every character pop.

Ayesha at Last

Uzma Jalaluddin

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The Bennets become the Shamsis in Uzma Jalaluddin's retelling set around a contemporary Muslim Canadian family. Ayesha is a teacher and poet with no interest in an arranged marriage. Her cousin Hafsa, meanwhile, has fended off 100 proposals by the time she agrees to marry handsome, traditional Khaled. He's the opposite of what Ayesha is looking for in love—so why is she so maddeningly attracted to him? Jalaluddin draws inspiration without following the exact plot points from Pride and Prejudice, making the audiobook narrated by actress Roshni Shukla full of surprises for Austen fans.

Just as You Are

Camille Kellogg

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Camille Kellogg's sapphic reimagining of Pride and Prejudice finds the Bennet sisters as journalist colleagues at Nether Fields, a struggling queer magazine based in New York City. Two wealthy lesbians save the magazine from shutting down, but writer Liz immediately hates how new investor Daria Fitzgerald is shaking up their content. Even worse, Liz is undeniably attracted to Daria. Kellogg crafts Austen's characters into a queer found family in Just As You Are, and narrator Bailey Carr voices each of them with flair.

Pride

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In this young adult retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Zuri Benitez is a Haitian-Dominican teen in Brooklyn who is frustrated by the rapid gentrification in her neighborhood. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, she's annoyed—especially at Darius, their rude and handsome son. But Zuri's sister Janae falls for Darius's sweet brother Ainsley, making it hard for Zuri to avoid Darius. Author Ibi Zoboi brings Jane Austen's signature themes of class, social criticism, and wit into a fresh setting, and the narration by poet and writer Elizabeth Acevedo makes this story shine.

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