A Little Princess vs Daddy-Long-Legs: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boarding schools, Orphans, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Little Princess
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This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he…
Daddy-Long-Legs
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From poor lonely orphan to sophisticated young woman — Jerusha Abbott can hardly believe her good fortune. All her life Jerusha has lived at the drearyJohn Grier Home for orphans. Now that she's seventeen, her time…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Daddy-Long-Legs is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for A Little Princess.
- A Little Princess has the widest readership — 334852 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Little Princess | Daddy-Long-Legs | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (334852) | 4.1 (78054) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (307) | 3.9 (54) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1284) | 4.5 (422) |
Reception
| A Little Princess | Daddy-Long-Legs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 334852 | 78054 |
| Editions | 305 | 299 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 43854 |
| Reading it now | — | 2629 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 10526 |
| Wikipedia attention | 11069 | 4053 |
| Pages | 298 | 185 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Little Princess or Daddy-Long-Legs?
A Little Princess has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Little Princess 4.2/5, Daddy-Long-Legs 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Little Princess or Daddy-Long-Legs?
Daddy-Long-Legs is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Daddy-Long-Legs (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m); A Little Princess (298 pages, ≈ 5 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: A Little Princess or Daddy-Long-Legs?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Little Princess: Moderate; Daddy-Long-Legs: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
A Little Princess: 5 film adaptations; Daddy-Long-Legs: 5 film adaptations.