Agnes Grey vs The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Landlord and tenant, Alcoholism, Married women, Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction, England
Agnes Grey
In her Introduction to an edition of "Agnes Grey," Barbara A. Suess writes "Bronte provides a portrait of the governess that is as sympathetic as her fictional indictment of the shallow, selfish moneyed class is…
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
“You must go back with me to the autumn of 1827.”
Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the easel" on a black and blue background, and "Furniture, easel and…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Tenant of Wildfell Hall highest: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.0 · Agnes Grey 3.7.
- Agnes Grey is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall has the widest readership — 137629 ratings behind its score.
- Agnes Grey reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 14 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Agnes Grey
≈ 2h vs 6h for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
4.0 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Challenging vs Demanding for Agnes Grey
Want the literary heavyweight?
Agnes Grey
cited 14 times vs 3 for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Scores by source
| Agnes Grey | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (86553) | 4.0 (137629) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (135) | 4.0 (156) |
Reception
| Agnes Grey | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 86553 | 137629 |
| Editions | 616 | 558 |
| Citations | 14 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 100825 | 207242 |
| Reading it now | 3049 | — |
| Written reviews | 8212 | 10924 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7686 | 12345 |
| Pages | 150 | 332 |