Christmas Eve with Mr. Pickwick vs The rose and the ring: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English wit and humor, Christmas stories, Christmas

Cover of Christmas Eve with Mr. Pickwick

Christmas Eve with Mr. Pickwick Charles Dickens · 1897 77 pages · ≈ 1 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The rose and the ring

The rose and the ring William Makepeace Thackeray · 1854 ★★★★☆ 3.8 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Christmas Eve with Mr. Pickwick is the easier read (Moderate), The rose and the ring more demanding (Challenging).

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