Marmion vs Phantasmagoria and Other Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poetry
Marmion
It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he…
1 film adaptation
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Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
This is quite difficult get hold of. It was expertly illustrated by AB Frost whose illustartion surpass those of Tenniels for the Alice stories and those for Sylive and Bruno. It's a collection of first class poetry in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Phantasmagoria and Other Poems is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Marmion.
- Marmion has the widest readership — 221 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Marmion | Phantasmagoria and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (221) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (10) |
Reception
| Marmion | Phantasmagoria and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 221 | 10 |
| Editions | 75 | 147 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1011 | — |
| Reading it now | 62 | — |
| Written reviews | 33 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3984 | — |
| Pages | 295 | 74 |