Far from the Madding Crowd vs Mary Barton: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy · 1874 ★★★★☆ 4.4 491 pages · ≈ 9 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Mary Barton

Mary Barton Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.8 387 pages · ≈ 7 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Far from the Madding Crowd higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 587 votes.

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