My Lady's Money vs The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great: Which Should You Read?

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My Lady's Money Wilkie Collins · 1870 ★★★★☆ 3.6 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great

The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great Henry Fielding · 1754 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate My Lady's Money higher: 3.6 vs 3.4 from 512 votes.
My Lady's Money is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great.
My Lady's Money is the easier read (Challenging), The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great more demanding (Demanding).

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