Ivanhoe vs The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Anglo-Saxons, Classics, History, Fiction

Cover of Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 604 pages · ≈ 11 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 ★★★★☆ 4.5 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] higher: 4.5 vs 3.8 from 11827 votes.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Ivanhoe.

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