This title Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of the lists of "most loved and desired books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, and has inspired many derivatives of modern literature over many years. For more than a century, dramatic adaptations, reprints, unofficial sequels, movies, and television versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the novel's memorable characters and themes, reaching a mass audience.