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Which Jane Austen novel she I start with first? I haven't read any of hers yet, but I need to start reading more classics! (Also, feel free to add any other classics you think I should read!)

Pride and Prejudice
 
  12 votes, 80.0%

Emma
 
  1 vote, 6.7%

Persuasion
 
  1 vote, 6.7%

For Pollmaker
 
  1 vote, 6.7%

Sense and Sensibility
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Mansfield Park
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Northanger Abbey
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


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message 1: by ⪩ emily ⪨ (s.ia) ♡⸝⸝ ﹝book buying ban﹞ (last edited May 13, 2026 07:51AM) (new)

⪩ emily ⪨ (s.ia) ♡⸝⸝ ﹝book buying ban﹞ I feel like Pride and Prejudice is the best to start with because it’s her most popular, and, as far as hers that I’ve read, the easiest, though if you want long but silly, Emma is good. If you want chaotic and grim, Mansfield Park is a good option. Persuasion is a good choice if you want lighthearted by philosophical. I’ve yet to read Northanger Abbey but it’s apparently satirical gothic if that’s a vibe you want

Other classics that are really good and perfect to start out with are Jane Eyre, The Great Gatsby, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare


Mildly Mad Hatter(Semi Hiatus) Pride and Prejudice is a great one to start with!


message 4: by Soph (new)

Soph My favorite hands down, is Persuasion. It's shorter compared to her other books, and was the first Jane Austen novel I read. I highly recommend. Some other good classics that I love are Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Wuthering Heights


message 5: by its_belle (new)

its_belle Pride and Prejudice is a great place to start, but if you want other classics Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte are also great books! Emma is a great story, but the actual book felt very slow and boring. I haven’t read the other Jane Austen novels but I’ve heard good things about Persuasion! Wuthering Heights is also not bad, though it is a bit confusing for your first classic. I also love Gone With the Wind (it is a bit racist, but it is still a great book)


message 6: by Explauren (new)

Explauren I love the picture of Dorian Grey!


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