Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare vs Five Children and It: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Stories, English language, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Edith Nesbit · 1907 ★★★★☆ 4.1 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Five Children and It

Five Children and It Edith Nesbit · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.8 146 pages · ≈ 2 h 42 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 1033 votes.
Five Children and It is the easier read (Light), Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare more demanding (Moderate).

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