Pride and Prejudice vs Without Prejudice: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen · 1813 ★★★★☆ 4.3 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Demanding
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

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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1 film adaptation
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Cover of Without Prejudice Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.6 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Demanding
“And it came to pass that my soul was vexed with the problems of life, so that I could not sleep.”

Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings, which depend on whether it is used in criminal, civil, or common law. In legal context, prejudice differs from the more common use of the word and so the term has…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Pride and PrejudiceWithout Prejudice
Goodreads 4.3 (4989220) 3.6 (389)
Hardcover 4.2 (3205) —
Google Books 4.5 (9) —
Apple Books 4.5 (30521) —

Reception

Pride and PrejudiceWithout Prejudice
Ratings 4989220 389
Editions 4039 26
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 2911553 12
Reading it now 259375 2
Written reviews 158595 2
Wikipedia attention 99265 10699
Pages 320 336

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