Mr. Justice Raffles vs The Old Man in the Corner: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Mr. Justice Raffles

Mr. Justice Raffles E. W. Hornung · 1909 394 pages · ≈ 7 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Old Man in the Corner

The Old Man in the Corner Emma Orczy · 1908 ★★★★☆ 4.1 219 pages · ≈ 4 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Old Man in the Corner is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Mr. Justice Raffles.

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