Festus, a poem vs Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Festus, a poem

Festus, a poem Philip James Bailey · 1830 ★★★★☆ 3.7 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte Brontë · 1846 ★★★★☆ 3.9 165 pages · ≈ 3 h 03 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 757 votes.
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Festus, a poem.

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