Anne of Green Gables vs Pride and Prejudice: Which Should You Read?
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Anne of Green Gables
“MRS. RACHEL LYNDE lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow”
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Pride and Prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
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Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pride and Prejudice has the widest readership — 4989220 ratings behind its score.
- Pride and Prejudice runs the darker storyline; Anne of Green Gables stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Anne of Green Gables | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1151802) | 4.3 (4989220) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (917) | 4.2 (3205) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5037) | 4.5 (30521) |
| LiveLib | 4.6 (149) | — |
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Reception
| Anne of Green Gables | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1151802 | 4989220 |
| Editions | 1299 | 4039 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 592061 | 2911553 |
| Reading it now | 32287 | 259375 |
| Written reviews | 51069 | 158595 |
| Wikipedia attention | 65402 | 99265 |
| Pages | — | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice?
Anne of Green Gables has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Anne of Green Gables 4.3/5, Pride and Prejudice 4.3/5).
Which is harder to read: Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Anne of Green Gables: Moderate; Pride and Prejudice: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Anne of Green Gables: 3 film adaptations; Pride and Prejudice: 5 film adaptations.