Miss Marjoribanks vs North and South: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Bildungsromans, England, Fiction

Cover of Miss Marjoribanks

Miss Marjoribanks Margaret Oliphant · 1866 ★★★★☆ 3.8 546 pages · ≈ 10 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of North and South

North and South Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 2016 ★★★★☆ 4.2 490 pages · ≈ 9 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate North and South higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 188937 votes.
North and South is the easier read (Moderate), Miss Marjoribanks more demanding (Challenging).

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