Doctor Thorne vs Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children of clergy, England in fiction, Clergy, History, Fiction

Cover of Doctor Thorne

Doctor Thorne Anthony Trollope · 1858 ★★★★☆ 4.2 544 pages · ≈ 10 h 04 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield

Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith · 1111 ★★★★☆ 3.6 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Doctor Thorne higher: 4.2 vs 3.6 from 8693 votes.
Goldsmith's The vicar of Wakefield is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Doctor Thorne.

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