Pride and Prejudice vs The Picture of Dorian Gray: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Drama, History, Fiction
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…
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. The…
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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.
Scores by source
| Pride and Prejudice | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (4989220) | 4.1 (1989262) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (3205) | 4.0 (2705) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (30521) | 4.5 (3399) |
Reception
| Pride and Prejudice | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4989220 | 1989262 |
| Editions | 4039 | 3012 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2911553 | 1774335 |
| Reading it now | 259375 | 128865 |
| Written reviews | 158595 | 107713 |
| Wikipedia attention | 99265 | 66661 |
| Pages | 320 | 312 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pride and Prejudice or The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Pride and Prejudice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pride and Prejudice 4.3/5, The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pride and Prejudice or The Picture of Dorian Gray?
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Picture of Dorian Gray (312 pages, ≈ 5 h 47 m); Pride and Prejudice (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Pride and Prejudice or The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pride and Prejudice: Demanding; The Picture of Dorian Gray: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Pride and Prejudice: 5 film adaptations; The Picture of Dorian Gray: 5 film adaptations.