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<PAGE> EXHIBIT 23.2 [LETTERHEAD OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Pearson plc of our report dated June 17, 1998 relating to the carve-out financial statements of Simon & Schuster (Excluding Consumer), which appears in Pearson plc's Form F1 Registration Statement (No. 333-43198). /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York August 24, 2000
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