Cendrillon vs The Little Lame Prince: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Cendrillon Cendrillon Charles Perrault · 1886 ★★★★☆ 3.9 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Challenging
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Cendrillon is the original French name for Cinderella, the famous fairy tale by Charles Perrault.

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1 film adaptation
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Cover of The Little Lame Prince The Little Lame Prince Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Challenging
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A young crippled prince must reclaim his kingdom from his evil uncle, with the help of a magic cape from his godmother.

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

CendrillonThe Little Lame Prince
Goodreads 4.0 (12) 3.8 (1254)
Google Books — 5.0 (2)
Apple Books — 4.0 (12)
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Reception

CendrillonThe Little Lame Prince
Ratings 12 1254
Editions 38 33
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 5 —
Written reviews 1 —
Wikipedia attention 44635 193
Pages 32 161
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Cendrillon or The Little Lame Prince?

Cendrillon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cendrillon 3.9/5, The Little Lame Prince 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Cendrillon or The Little Lame Prince?

Cendrillon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Cendrillon (32 pages, ≈ 36 min); The Little Lame Prince (161 pages, ≈ 2 h 59 m).

Which is harder to read: Cendrillon or The Little Lame Prince?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cendrillon: Challenging; The Little Lame Prince: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Cendrillon: 5 film adaptations; The Little Lame Prince: no film adaptation on record.

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