Barchester Towers vs Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: England in fiction, Clergy, British and irish fiction, Fiction

Cover of Barchester Towers

Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope · 1815 ★★★★☆ 4.1 567 pages · ≈ 10 h 30 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield

Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith · 1111 ★★★★☆ 3.6 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Barchester Towers higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 1469 votes.
Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Barchester Towers.
Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield is the easier read (Challenging), Barchester Towers more demanding (Demanding).

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