Agnes Grey vs Lolly Willowes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Single women, English literature, Fiction

Cover of Agnes Grey

Agnes Grey Anne Brontë · 1847 ★★★★☆ 3.7 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Lolly Willowes

Lolly Willowes Sylvia Townsend Warner · 1926 ★★★★☆ 3.7 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Lolly Willowes is the easier read (Challenging), Agnes Grey more demanding (Demanding).

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