Cleopatra vs Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Histoire, Romans, Adventure, History, Fiction

Cover of Cleopatra

Cleopatra H. Rider Haggard · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.9 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard

Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard Alexandre Dumas · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.8 462 pages · ≈ 8 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cleopatra is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard.

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