Arcadia vs Castle Rackrent: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Long Now Manual for Civilization, British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Arcadia

Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney · 1598 ★★★★☆ 3.7 561 pages · ≈ 10 h 23 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Castle Rackrent

Castle Rackrent Maria Edgeworth · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 105 pages · ≈ 1 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Arcadia higher: 3.7 vs 3.2 from 26936 votes.
Castle Rackrent is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Arcadia.
Castle Rackrent is the easier read (Challenging), Arcadia more demanding (Demanding).

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