Barnaby Rudge vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge Charles Dickens · 1840 ★★★★☆ 3.8 665 pages · ≈ 12 h 19 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Guilty River

The Guilty River Wilkie Collins · 1886 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Barnaby Rudge higher: 3.8 vs 3.3 from 11767 votes.
The Guilty River is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 12 for Barnaby Rudge.

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