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How do I understand the language in Pride and Prejudice? I'm 13 and we haven't studied it in school but I would like to read it for fun but I can't understand even the first page! Can someone please help me out!
Laura I also tried reading this book for the first time when I was 13. The mistake I made was I got frustrated with it because it was in over my head and so…moreI also tried reading this book for the first time when I was 13. The mistake I made was I got frustrated with it because it was in over my head and so I was slightly detoured from the book.

My advice is 1.) Ease your way in with a shorter Georgian novel (The period Pride and Prejudice was written). For example, Jane Austen's last novel "Persuasion" is much shorter and it may help you in starting with a shorter novel. 2.) You can get study guide editions similar to a Shakespearean study guide in which the language is translated into a modern language to help you understand. 3.) You can always wait and read Pride and Prejudice a little later when you can sit down and read it cover to cover. It's admirable that you are so eager to read this book! Hope this helped!(less)
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