Diary vs Diary of a provincial lady: Which Should You Read?
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Diary
“Blessed be God, at the end of the last year I was in very good health, without any sense of my old pain, but upon taking of cold.”
Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 is one of the most important primary…
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Diary of a provincial lady
The goal of the provincial lady is to maintain 'niceness', whether it be in the home, relationships or personal behaviour. 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady' first published in the 1930s is a witty celebration of the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Diary highest: Diary 4.2 · Diary of a provincial lady 3.9.
- Diary is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Diary of a provincial lady.
- Diary of a provincial lady has the widest readership — 6875 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Diary | Diary of a provincial lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (88) | 3.9 (6875) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 3.8 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (9) |
Reception
| Diary | Diary of a provincial lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 88 | 6875 |
| Editions | 166 | 74 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 110 | 11098 |
| Reading it now | 32 | 598 |
| Written reviews | 15 | 1037 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6351 | 486 |
| Pages | 16 | 128 |