Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century vs The Masque of the Red Death: Which Should You Read?
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Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century
“John Tyndall called imagination 'the mightiest instrument of the physical discoverer'.”
LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. PROLOGUE: LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. Sonnet---To Science (1829) / Edgar Allan Poe The Belfast Address (1874) / John Tyndall From Science and Culture (1880) / Thomas Henry…
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The Masque of the Red Death
“THE “Red Death” had long devastated the country.”
"The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Masque of the Red Death highest: The Masque of the Red Death 4.1 · Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century 3.8.
- The Masque of the Red Death is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Masque of the Red Death has the widest readership — 49178 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century | The Masque of the Red Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (69) | 4.0 (49178) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (111) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (675) |
Reception
| Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century | The Masque of the Red Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69 | 49178 |
| Editions | 3 | 85 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 148 | 21249 |
| Reading it now | 16 | 1071 |
| Written reviews | 10 | 2960 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4245 |
| Pages | 575 | 28 |