Idylls of the King vs Works: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Britons, Knights and knighthood, Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Poetry
Idylls of the King
The Idylls are a series of twelve long blank verse poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, telling the tale of Arthur and his round table. While some of them are stories of adventure and daring of the kind you’d expect from an…
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Works
This book is a collection of works of this Swanston Edition in Twenty five Volumes of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. This literary contribution of works by Stevenson offers the tales and work written by him…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Works is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Idylls of the King.
- Idylls of the King has the widest readership — 10603 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Idylls of the King | Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (10603) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Idylls of the King | Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10603 | 5 |
| Editions | 118 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16019 | — |
| Reading it now | 595 | — |
| Written reviews | 436 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5029 | 242 |
| Pages | 260 | 10 |