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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

NovelEnglish 1813 123k words

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Contents

1Chapter 1 2Chapter 2 3Chapter 3 4Chapter 4 5Chapter 5 6Chapter 6 7Chapter 7 8Chapter 8 9Chapter 9 10Chapter 10 11Chapter 11 12Chapter 12 13Chapter 13 14Chapter 14 15Chapter 15 16Chapter 16 17Chapter 17 18Chapter 18 19Chapter 19 20Chapter 20 21Chapter 21 22Chapter 22 23Chapter 23 24Chapter 24 25Chapter 25 26Chapter 26 27Chapter 27 28Chapter 28 29Chapter 29 30Chapter 30 31Chapter 31 32Chapter 32 33Chapter 33 34Chapter 34 35Chapter 35 36Chapter 36 37Chapter 37 38Chapter 38 39Chapter 39 40Chapter 40 41Chapter 41 42Chapter 42 43Chapter 43 44Chapter 44 45Chapter 45 46Chapter 46 47Chapter 47 48Chapter 48 49Chapter 49 50Chapter 50 51Chapter 51 52Chapter 52 53Chapter 53 54Chapter 54 55Chapter 55 56Chapter 56 57Chapter 57 58Chapter 58 59Chapter 59 60Chapter 60 61Chapter 61

Why it is here

The most-rated novel in the English canon — a comedy of manners that doubles as the template for every romance written since.

Readership record

Global readership rank#1 of 100

Readership score100.0 / 100

Goodreads ratings2,191,465

Average rating4.24 / 5

Gutenberg 30-day rank#1

Gutenberg downloads186,807

First published1813

FormNovel

OriginEnglish

Length123k words

Appears on

NEH 1984 core listUS school surveyCurriculum survey

Lists used: NEH 1984 core reading list, a 1,000-voter US school-reading survey, and a consolidated current-curriculum survey.

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