Of Human Bondage vs The Black Robe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, England, English literature, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage William Somerset Maugham · 1915 ★★★★☆ 4.2 688 pages · ≈ 12 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Black Robe

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Of Human Bondage higher: 4.2 vs 3.7 from 4828 votes.
The Black Robe is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 12 for Of Human Bondage.
Of Human Bondage is the easier read (Challenging), The Black Robe more demanding (Demanding).

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