Little Dorrit vs Pelham: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 833 pages · ≈ 15 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Pelham

Pelham Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1828 375 pages · ≈ 6 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Pelham is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 15 for Little Dorrit.
Little Dorrit is the easier read (Moderate), Pelham more demanding (Demanding).

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