Cyrano de Bergerac vs Pelham: Which Should You Read?

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging

A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of…

Pelham Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1828 ★★★★☆ 3.8 375 pages · ≈ 6 h 57 m · Demanding

This is the tale of Henry Pelham. He falls in love with his best friend’s sister, and then learns that his friend is accused of murder. He must find the real killer in order to marry his love. The book really…