Alcestis vs Maria Stuart: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: In literature, Continental european drama, Drama

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Alcestis Euripides · 1818 ★★★★☆ 3.8 83 pages · ≈ 1 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Maria Stuart

Maria Stuart Friedrich Schiller · 1801 ★★★★☆ 4.1 171 pages · ≈ 3 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Maria Stuart higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 15159 votes.
Maria Stuart is the easier read (Challenging), Alcestis more demanding (Demanding).

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