An Ideal Husband vs The Rivals: 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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The Rivals
A comedy of manners revolving around false identities, romantic entanglements, and parental disapproval satirizes the pretentiousness and sentimentality of 18th-century society.
The verdict
- Readers rate An Ideal Husband highest: An Ideal Husband 4.3 · The Rivals 3.7.
- The Rivals has the widest readership — 2840 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| An Ideal Husband | The Rivals | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (2840) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (80) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (308) | — |
Reception
| An Ideal Husband | The Rivals | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 308 | 2840 |
| Editions | 56 | 122 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1860 |
| Reading it now | — | 95 |
| Written reviews | — | 139 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4739 | 2598 |
| Pages | 116 | 85 |