Basil vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of Basil

Basil Wilkie Collins · 1852 ★★★★☆ 3.7 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 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 Basil higher: 3.7 vs 3.3 from 2496 votes.
The Guilty River is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Basil.

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