Lorna Doone vs The Ballad of Reading Gaol: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone R. D. Blackmore · 1656 ★★★★☆ 3.7 458 pages · ≈ 8 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde · 1896 ★★★★☆ 4.3 49 pages · ≈ 54 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Ballad of Reading Gaol higher: 4.3 vs 3.7 from 7984 votes.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Lorna Doone.
Lorna Doone is the easier read (Challenging), The Ballad of Reading Gaol more demanding (Demanding).

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