Moll Flanders vs The Secret Agent: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, 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 Secret Agent

The Secret Agent Joseph Conrad · 1907 ★★★★☆ 3.6 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.5 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Moll Flanders is the easier read (Challenging), The Secret Agent more demanding (Demanding).

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