Moll Flanders vs The Railway Children: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children of prisoners, Drama, Adventure, History, Fiction

Cover of Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe · 1722 ★★★★☆ 3.5 322 pages · ≈ 5 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Railway Children

The Railway Children Edith Nesbit · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Railway Children higher: 4.0 vs 3.5 from 65226 votes.
The Railway Children is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Moll Flanders.

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