Mrs Bennett wants all her five daughters to marry and most importantly to marry well. When a rich young man comes to the village, Mrs Bennett is sure he will make a wonderful husband...
One of Jane Austen's most popular novels and a witty masterpiece full of insight into personal relationships and social tensions.
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories Untold Stories brings together some of the finest and funniest writing by one of England's best-known literary figures. Alan Bennett's first major collection since Writing Home contains previously unpublished work—including the title piece, a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds—along with his much celebrated diary for the years 1996 to 2004, and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews, and comic pieces.
Alan Bennett - The Laying On Of Hands With his actor's ear for dialogue, his dead-on pacing, and his talent for social comedy, British playwright Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George) is hardly lacking in literary gifts. The three stories in The Laying On of Hands, two of which have been filmed by the BBC, are funny in different ways.
Alan Bennett - Four Stories Alan Bennett, master storyteller, reads four of his highly-acclaimed stories. "The Lady in the Van" - An eccentric old lady and her van are told to move on by the council, but a kind homeowner invites her to live in his garden. In this bizarre tale, the homeowner is Alan Bennett and the woman stays for fifteen years. As heard on BBC Radio 4, this edition also includes the short story, "Uncle Clarence". "The Clothes They Stood Up In" - The Ransomes have been burgled, robbed, cleaned out. Everything has gone, even the toilet paper.
Alan Bennett - Forty Years On Bennett stars in a new production of his own acclaimed satirical comedy. In this play within a play, the Headmaster of Albion House takes part in the end-of-year entertainment for the last time before his retirement. It exposes the timeless misunderstanding of one generation by another.
