Black Beauty vs Mr. Sponge's sporting tour: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horses, England

Cover of Black Beauty

Black Beauty Anna Sewell · 1890 ★★★★☆ 4.0 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Mr. Sponge's sporting tour

Mr. Sponge's sporting tour Robert Smith Surtees · 1852 ★★★★☆ 3.8 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Black Beauty higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 303199 votes.
Black Beauty is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Mr. Sponge's sporting tour.

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