At the Back of the North Wind vs The Lilac Fairy Book: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of At the Back of the North Wind

At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald · 1871 ★★★★☆ 4.0 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Lilac Fairy Book

The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1910 ★★★★☆ 4.1 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.

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