El Dorado vs Lord Tony's Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British -- France -- Fiction, France -- History -- Revolution, Sir Blakeney, Blakeney, Nobility, France
El Dorado
Baroness Orczy's classic adventure novel El Dorado is the sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel and was first published in 1913. Set in 1794's Paris - which "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a…
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Lord Tony's Wife
In the midst of the French Revolution, Pierre, a young firebrand, convinces a group of rabble to rise up against the local duc. Coming across the carriage of the duc’s daughter on their march, Pierre assaults her, is…
The verdict
- Readers rate El Dorado highest: El Dorado 4.1 · Lord Tony's Wife 3.9.
- El Dorado has the widest readership — 1795 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| El Dorado | Lord Tony's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1795) | 3.9 (598) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (20) |
Reception
| El Dorado | Lord Tony's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1795 | 598 |
| Editions | 246 | 116 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1972 | 852 |
| Reading it now | 139 | 49 |
| Written reviews | 186 | 47 |
| Wikipedia attention | 42535 | 97 |
| Pages | 238 | 345 |