Le petit chaperon rouge vs The Brown Fairy Book: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Cover of Le petit chaperon rouge

Le petit chaperon rouge Charles Perrault · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.7 27 pages · ≈ 30 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Brown Fairy Book

The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1904 ★★★★☆ 4.1 215 pages · ≈ 3 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Brown Fairy Book higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 1324 votes.
Le petit chaperon rouge is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Brown Fairy Book.

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