Dunciad vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Dunciad

Dunciad Alexander Pope · 1727 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 221 pages · ≈ 4 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Poems

Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Poems higher: 3.8 vs 3.4 from 23 votes.
Dunciad is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Poems.

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