Antony and Cleopatra vs The Ballad of Reading Gaol: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra William Shakespeare · 1734 ★★★★☆ 3.7 173 pages · ≈ 3 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde · 1896 ★★★★☆ 4.3 49 pages · ≈ 54 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Ballad of Reading Gaol higher: 4.3 vs 3.7 from 7984 votes.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Antony and Cleopatra.
Antony and Cleopatra is the easier read (Challenging), The Ballad of Reading Gaol more demanding (Demanding).

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