Clayhanger vs The Black Robe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Romance & Relationships, England, Fiction
Clayhanger
This coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England follows Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves school, takes over the family business and falls in love. Bennett wrote it in 1910 at the Royal Albion Hotel,…
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The Black Robe
“THE doctors could do no more for the Dowager Lady Berrick.”
The Black Robe is an 1881 partially-epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. The book, which relates the misadventures of one "Lewis Romayne", is noted for its anti-Catholic lens.
The verdict
- Readers rate Clayhanger highest: Clayhanger 4.0 · The Black Robe 3.7.
- The Black Robe has the widest readership — 812 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Clayhanger | The Black Robe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (545) | 3.7 (812) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 2.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (28) |
Reception
| Clayhanger | The Black Robe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 545 | 812 |
| Editions | 108 | 303 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 775 | 851 |
| Reading it now | 61 | — |
| Written reviews | 64 | 97 |
| Wikipedia attention | 480 | 214 |
| Pages | 415 | 318 |