Dead Men's Money vs Marmion: Which Should You Read?
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Dead Men's Money
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A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who…
Marmion
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It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dead Men's Money has the widest readership — 370 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dead Men's Money | Marmion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (370) | 3.8 (221) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (22) | — |
Reception
| Dead Men's Money | Marmion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 370 | 221 |
| Editions | 312 | 75 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 245 | 1011 |
| Reading it now | 91 | 62 |
| Written reviews | 44 | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3984 |
| Pages | 212 | 295 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead Men's Money or Marmion?
Marmion has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Marmion 3.8/5, Dead Men's Money 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead Men's Money or Marmion?
Dead Men's Money is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead Men's Money (212 pages, ≈ 3 h 56 m); Marmion (295 pages, ≈ 5 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead Men's Money or Marmion?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead Men's Money: Challenging; Marmion: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Dead Men's Money: no film adaptation on record; Marmion: 2 film adaptations.