Old-fashioned fairy tales vs The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales

Cover of Old-fashioned fairy tales

Old-fashioned fairy tales Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.6 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)

The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 8 votes.
Old-fashioned fairy tales is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print).
The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) is the easier read (Moderate), Old-fashioned fairy tales more demanding (Challenging).

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