Pride and Prejudice by the numbers
Jane Austen · first published 1813 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 9th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier. At 432 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (273), so it is not a quick read.
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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 95.5% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is longer than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (273 pages).
Pride and Prejudice is 432 pages; the median book listed for grades 9-12 is 273 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Pride and Prejudice | 432 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 9-12 | 273 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 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
14 appearances (0.1% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 9 published lists, in grades 9th–12th. 14 of the 14 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 9th | 5 |
| 10th | 5 |
| 11th | 3 |
| 12th | 1 |
Sources
- Set text in the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) specification, component: 19th-century novel. Specification for first teaching in 2015. Read 2026-10-03. · checked 2026-10-03
- Set text in the OCR GCSE English Literature (J352) specification, component: 19th-century prose. Version 3.0 (November 2025). Read 2026-10-03. · checked 2026-10-03
- Set text in the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) specification, component: 19th-century novel. Specification Issue 2, June 2019. Read 2026-10-03. · checked 2026-10-03
- Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2028. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (743282-2028-2030-syllabus.pdf). · checked 2026-09-24
- Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 1 Section B (Prose), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721333-2027-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate per exam year — re-verify · checked 2026-09-04
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR British literature 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. See how long assigned books are, grade by grade.
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. Compare a book of about the same length: The Unwanteds.
Is Pride and Prejudice on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 14 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 7 national curricula (no single state), most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #218 of 2,809 listed books. See the most assigned books, ranked.
When was Pride and Prejudice first published?
Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813, 213 years ago. See how old assigned books are, decade by decade.
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.) · Salt to the Sea (416 pp.) · A Tale of Two Cities (448 pp.) · Little Women (449 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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