David Copperfield vs The History of Tom Jones: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young men, British and irish fiction, England, Social life and customs, History, Fiction

Cover of David Copperfield

David Copperfield Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.1 928 pages · ≈ 17 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The History of Tom Jones

The History of Tom Jones Henry Fielding · 1749 ★★★★☆ 3.8 869 pages · ≈ 16 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate David Copperfield higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 265824 votes.
David Copperfield is the easier read (Challenging), The History of Tom Jones more demanding (Demanding).

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