Amelia vs Lady Audley's secret: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, England, Fiction
Amelia
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Against her mother's wishes, Amelia marries Captain William Booth, a young army officer, and runs away to London. William is unjustly imprisoned in Newgate, and is subsequently seduced by Miss Matthews. Amelia stays…
Lady Audley's secret
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Lady Audley’s Secret was the most successful of a long series of novels written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon in what was then called the “sensation” genre because of the inventive and slightly scandalous plots of such…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Lady Audley's secret highest: Lady Audley's secret 3.8 · Amelia 3.5.
- Lady Audley's secret is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Amelia.
- Lady Audley's secret has the widest readership — 27270 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Amelia | Lady Audley's secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (923) | 3.8 (27270) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (30) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (84) |
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Reception
| Amelia | Lady Audley's secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 923 | 27270 |
| Editions | 80 | 221 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2663 | 37191 |
| Reading it now | 35 | 997 |
| Written reviews | 48 | 2330 |
| Wikipedia attention | 674 | 2391 |
| Pages | 594 | 164 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Amelia or Lady Audley's secret?
Lady Audley's secret has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lady Audley's secret 3.8/5, Amelia 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Amelia or Lady Audley's secret?
Lady Audley's secret is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lady Audley's secret (164 pages, ≈ 3 h 02 m); Amelia (594 pages, ≈ 11 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Amelia or Lady Audley's secret?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Amelia: Demanding; Lady Audley's secret: Challenging.