Essays vs The Defendant: Which Should You Read?

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Essays Virginia Woolf · 1947 ★★★★☆ 3.8 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Defendant

The Defendant Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1901 ★★★★☆ 4.1 53 pages · ≈ 59 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Defendant higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 390 votes.
The Defendant is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Essays.

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