Lady Audley's secret vs Middlemarch: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, England, English literature, Fiction

Cover of Lady Audley's secret

Lady Audley's secret Mary Elizabeth Braddon · 1862 ★★★★☆ 3.8 164 pages · ≈ 3 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Middlemarch

Middlemarch George Eliot · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.1 795 pages · ≈ 14 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Middlemarch higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 186364 votes.
Lady Audley's secret is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 14 for Middlemarch.
Lady Audley's secret is the easier read (Challenging), Middlemarch more demanding (Demanding).

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