An Ideal Husband vs Arms and the Man: Which Should You Read?
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An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the…
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Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man was George Bernard Shaw's first commercially successful play. It is a comedy about idealized love versus true love. A young Serbian woman idealizes her war-hero fiance and thinks the Swiss soldier who…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate An Ideal Husband highest: An Ideal Husband 4.3 · Arms and the Man 3.8.
- Arms and the Man has the widest readership — 11504 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| An Ideal Husband | Arms and the Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (11504) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (80) | 3.6 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (308) | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| An Ideal Husband | Arms and the Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 308 | 11504 |
| Editions | 56 | 129 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6472 |
| Reading it now | — | 237 |
| Written reviews | — | 674 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4739 | 3596 |
| Pages | 116 | 100 |