At the Back of the North Wind vs The Magical Monarch of Mo: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, 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 Magical Monarch of Mo

The Magical Monarch of Mo L. Frank Baum · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.0 91 pages · ≈ 1 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Magical Monarch of Mo is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for At the Back of the North Wind.

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