Pride and Prejudice vs These Happy Golden Years: Which Should You Read?
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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…
These Happy Golden Years
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The Ingalls family homesteads on their claim in DeSmet, South Dakota. Fifteen-year-old Laura begins to take schoolteaching jobs to raise money for Mary's college. Laura is surprised when Almanzo Wilder begins to seek…
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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; These Happy Golden Years stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pride and Prejudice | These Happy Golden Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (4989220) | 4.2 (80836) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (3205) | 3.8 (94) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (30521) | 4.5 (124) |
Reception
| Pride and Prejudice | These Happy Golden Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4989220 | 80836 |
| Editions | 4039 | 54 |
| Citations | — | 38 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2911553 | 12754 |
| Reading it now | 259375 | 712 |
| Written reviews | 158595 | 2267 |
| Wikipedia attention | 99265 | 15508 |
| Pages | 320 | 304 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pride and Prejudice or These Happy Golden Years?
Pride and Prejudice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pride and Prejudice 4.3/5, These Happy Golden Years 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pride and Prejudice or These Happy Golden Years?
These Happy Golden Years is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: These Happy Golden Years (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m); Pride and Prejudice (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Pride and Prejudice or These Happy Golden Years?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pride and Prejudice: Demanding; These Happy Golden Years: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Pride and Prejudice: 5 film adaptations; These Happy Golden Years: no film adaptation on record.