Mr. Scarborough's Family vs The Castle of Otranto: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Mr. Scarborough's Family

Mr. Scarborough's Family Anthony Trollope · 1883 ★★★★☆ 3.9 643 pages · ≈ 11 h 54 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Castle of Otranto

The Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole · 1764 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mr. Scarborough's Family higher: 3.9 vs 3.2 from 365 votes.
The Castle of Otranto is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 11 for Mr. Scarborough's Family.

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