Reading time
How long does it take to read Pride and Prejudice?
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 432 pages in the standard print edition.
Quick answer
The short answer
About 9 hr 22 min for the average reader. Slow readers take around 13 hr 6 min; fast readers finish in about 5 hr 37 min. (classic reads a touch slower than the baseline.)
| Reading speed | Time for 432 pages | Pages per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Slow (~180 wpm) | 13 hr 6 min | 33 |
| Average (~250 wpm) | 9 hr 22 min | 46 |
| Fast (~400 wpm) | 5 hr 37 min | 77 |
Daily pace by deadline
Pick a finish date and split 432 pages across the days you have. Page Pace does this for you and recalculates when you skip a day.
| Finish in | Pages / day | Daily reading time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 144 | 3 hr 7 min |
| 7 days | 62 | 1 hr 21 min |
| 14 days | 31 | 40 min |
| 30 days | 15 | 20 min |
| 60 days | 8 | 10 min |
| 90 days | 5 | 7 min |
Want a daily target that adjusts when life happens?
Page Pace turns Pride and Prejudice into a pages-per-day number. Miss a day? Your plan quietly updates — no overdue counter, no scolding.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to read Pride and Prejudice?
- Pride and Prejudice is 432 pages. At an average reading pace for classic, it takes about 9 hr 22 min. Slow readers take around 13 hr 6 min; fast readers finish in about 5 hr 37 min.
- How many pages is Pride and Prejudice?
- 432 pages in the standard print edition. Audiobook and e-book lengths vary.
- How many pages a day to finish Pride and Prejudice in a week?
- About 62 pages a day — roughly 1 hr 21 min of reading. Two weeks brings it down to 31 pages a day.
- How many pages a day to finish Pride and Prejudice in a month?
- About 15 pages a day — well under 20 min of daily reading.
- What if I miss a few days?
- Don't try to catch up — just divide what's left by what's left. Page Pace does this automatically, so you always see a calm daily number instead of a growing deficit.
Other classic reading times