An Ideal Husband vs The Alchemist, 1612: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of An Ideal Husband

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

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Cover of The Alchemist, 1612

The Alchemist, 1612 Ben Jonson · 1612 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 254 pages · ≈ 4 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate An Ideal Husband higher: 4.3 vs 3.5 from 308 votes.
An Ideal Husband is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Alchemist, 1612.

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