An Ideal Husband vs Henry V: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Promptbooks, British and irish drama, English literature, Drama

An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde · 1899 ★★★★☆ 4.3 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Demanding

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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Henry V William Shakespeare · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 130 pages · ≈ 2 h 24 m · Challenging

The authoritative edition of Henry V from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Henry V is Shakespeare’s most famous “war play”; it includes the…

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The verdict

Readers rate An Ideal Husband highest: An Ideal Husband 4.3 · Henry V 3.8.
Henry V has the widest readership — 54404 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

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Scores by source

	An Ideal Husband	Henry V
Goodreads	—	3.8 (54404)
Hardcover	3.9 (80)	3.8 (93)
Google Books	—	4.0 (2)
Apple Books	4.5 (308)	4.0 (7)
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Reception

	An Ideal Husband	Henry V
Ratings	308	54404
Editions	56	94
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	32814
Reading it now	—	1239
Written reviews	—	2371
Wikipedia attention	4739	1309
Pages	116	130
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: An Ideal Husband or Henry V?

An Ideal Husband has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An Ideal Husband 4.3/5, Henry V 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: An Ideal Husband or Henry V?

An Ideal Husband is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: An Ideal Husband (116 pages, ≈ 2 h 09 m); Henry V (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m).

Which is harder to read: An Ideal Husband or Henry V?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An Ideal Husband: Demanding; Henry V: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

An Ideal Husband: no film adaptation on record; Henry V: 5 film adaptations.