Brideshead Revisited vs The Thirty-Nine Steps: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.9 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Brideshead Revisited higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 173 votes.
The Thirty-Nine Steps is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Brideshead Revisited.

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