Doctor Thorne vs The small house at Allington: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Barsetshire, Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction
Doctor Thorne
Doctor Thorne (1858) by Anthony Trollope is one of the charming series of loosely connected novels set in Barsetshire. While the good Dr. Thomas Thorne is at the heart of the novel, it is the romantic story of his niece…
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The small house at Allington
The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 5: The Small House at Allington The Small House at Allington introduces Trollope's most charming heroine, the betwitching Lily Dale, onto the Barsetshire scene. She so endeared…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Doctor Thorne has the widest readership — 8690 ratings behind its score.
- Doctor Thorne reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 16 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Doctor Thorne | The small house at Allington | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (8690) | 4.1 (5860) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (9) | 4.2 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (122) | 4.0 (59) |
Reception
| Doctor Thorne | The small house at Allington | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8690 | 5860 |
| Editions | 90 | 73 |
| Citations | 16 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 9762 | 6283 |
| Reading it now | 831 | 306 |
| Written reviews | 1055 | 589 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1283 | 1200 |
| Pages | 520 | 598 |