Agnes Grey vs The Black Robe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, England, English literature, Classic 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 The Black Robe

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Agnes Grey is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Black Robe.

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