Amelia vs Man and Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction, England, Social life and customs
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…
Man and Wife
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On a summer's morning, between thirty and forty years ago, two girls were crying bitterly in the cabin of an East Indian passenger ship, bound outward, from Gravesend to Bombay.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Man and Wife highest: Man and Wife 3.9 · Amelia 3.5.
- Man and Wife is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Amelia.
- Man and Wife has the widest readership — 1508 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Amelia | Man and Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (923) | 3.9 (1508) |
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (12) |
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Reception
| Amelia | Man and Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 923 | 1508 |
| Editions | 80 | 114 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2663 | 2178 |
| Reading it now | 35 | 73 |
| Written reviews | 48 | 171 |
| Wikipedia attention | 674 | 331 |
| Pages | 594 | 423 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Amelia or Man and Wife?
Man and Wife has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Man and Wife 3.9/5, Amelia 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Amelia or Man and Wife?
Man and Wife is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Man and Wife (423 pages, ≈ 7 h 50 m); Amelia (594 pages, ≈ 11 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Amelia or Man and Wife?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Amelia: Demanding; Man and Wife: Challenging.