Mary Barton vs Une page d'amour: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Women, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Mary Barton

Mary Barton Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.8 387 pages · ≈ 7 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Une page d'amour

Une page d'amour Émile Zola · 1878 406 pages · ≈ 7 h 31 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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