Pride and Prejudice by the numbers
Jane Austen · first published 1813 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 432 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 119,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 6 h 36 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 7 h 55 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 9 h 54 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 24 |
| Lexile measure | 1100L |
At 432 pages, Pride and Prejudice is longer than 95.3% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (274 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Pride and Prejudice is on school reading lists
4 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 4 published lists, in grades 11th–12th. 4 of the 4 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 11th | 3 |
| 12th | 1 |
Sources
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR British literature exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
- IB DP English A Literature Prescribed Reading List · checked 2026-05-29
- AP Lit — frequently cited FRQ3 text · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR story exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is Pride and Prejudice?
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 432 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 119,000 words.
How long does it take to read Pride and Prejudice?
About 7 h 55 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (6 h 36 min at 300 wpm, 9 h 54 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 24 days.
Is Pride and Prejudice on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 4 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in no single state (national curricula only) plus 4 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #1,300 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Pride and Prejudice: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Unwanteds (416 pp.) · A Tale of Two Cities (448 pp.) · Little Women (449 pp.) · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (412 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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