Cryptogram from Pride and Prejudice, chapter 48
The first of four cryptograms from chapter 48 of Pride and Prejudice. Every letter below stands for a different one, the same way all the way through, and no letter ever stands for itself.
Oeqlaayclvsgvqooqazjlzoeqgyazobalxksprqhosgqcqatfsaxyxb'zyfwloyqxhq.
- Written byJane Austen
- Taken fromPride and Prejudice
- Difficultyhard
- Length66 letters, 21 of them different
Where it comes from
Jane Austen wrote it in chapter 48 of Pride and Prejudice. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
She had never heard of his having had any relations, except a father and mother, both of whom had been dead many years. It was possible, however, that some of his companions in the - - shire might be able to give more information; and though she was not very sanguine in expecting it, the application was a something to look forward to.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
But before they heard again from Mr. Gardiner, a letter arrived for their father, from a different quarter, from Mr. Collins; which, as Jane had received directions to open all that came for him in his absence, she accordingly read; and Elizabeth, who knew what curiosities his letters always were, looked over her, and read it likewise. It was as follows: -
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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Nearby in the book
The puzzles either side of this one in the novel.
- Chapter 47hard, 72 letters
- Chapter 47hard, 51 letters
- Chapter 48hard, 62 letters
- Chapter 48hard, 68 letters
About as hard as this one
Scored closest to it by the model behind our guide to solving cryptograms.
- Chapter 52hard, 57 letters
- Chapter 24hard, 83 letters
- Chapter 3hard, 54 letters
- Chapter 29hard, 65 letters
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