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The catalog entries for Pride and Prejudice show three ways to listen:

Edition	Readers	Opening listed in the catalog	Whole-book MP3 ZIP
Original 2006 recording	LibriVox volunteers	Chapters 1-3: Chris Goringe, 18:52. Chapters 4-5: Kara Shallenberg, 14:25.	368.8 MB
Version 3	Karen Savage	Chapter 1: 4:44; chapter 2: 4:23; chapter 3: 8:51.	299 MB
Version 6 dramatic reading	A cast reading character parts	Chapter 1: 6:31.	342.1 MB

Choose version 3 if you want one listed reader, the original if you want to hear different readers across chapters, or version 6 if you want character parts read by a cast. Those descriptions come from catalog metadata; they are not judgments about the audio.

For a 20-minute trip, the original recording’s first file fits with 1:08 left. Version 3’s first three files total 17:58, leaving 2:02. Version 6’s 6:31 first chapter is a shorter sample, but it does not cover the same portion of the book as the other examples. The editions’ different total running times do not, by themselves, establish whether any text is abridged.

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On an edition’s page, use a chapter’s Play button for the 64 kbps stream or select its chapter title for the 128 kbps file. Playing a chapter does not save the whole book. Once you have chosen an edition, the green Download button provides its complete 64 kbps MP3 ZIP. Keep the edition label and reader name with your download so you can identify its chapters later. LibriVox help

Some books also offer M4B files. Version 3 lists one 285 MB M4B; version 6 lists two parts, each 164 MB. Check what your own player supports before choosing that format. Version 3 · Version 6

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Source note: Catalog details were recorded October 16, 2026 (KST). No audio or phone app was tested.