An Ideal Husband vs Candida: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
An Ideal Husband
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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…
Candida
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The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate An Ideal Husband highest: An Ideal Husband 4.3 · Candida 3.7.
- Candida has the widest readership — 3318 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Ideal Husband | Candida | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (3318) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (80) | 2.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (308) | — |
Reception
| An Ideal Husband | Candida | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 308 | 3318 |
| Editions | 56 | 152 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2710 |
| Reading it now | — | 75 |
| Written reviews | — | 173 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4739 | 1843 |
| Pages | 116 | 42 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An Ideal Husband or Candida?
An Ideal Husband has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An Ideal Husband 4.3/5, Candida 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: An Ideal Husband or Candida?
Candida is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Candida (42 pages, ≈ 47 min); An Ideal Husband (116 pages, ≈ 2 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: An Ideal Husband or Candida?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An Ideal Husband: Demanding; Candida: Challenging.