Old-fashioned fairy tales vs Undine, eine Erzählung: 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 Undine, eine Erzählung

Undine, eine Erzählung Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué · 1845 ★★★★☆ 3.8 118 pages · ≈ 2 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Undine, eine Erzählung is the easier read (Moderate), Old-fashioned fairy tales more demanding (Challenging).

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