Orley Farm vs Ruth (volume II): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mothers and sons, Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction, England, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Orley Farm

Orley Farm Anthony Trollope · 1861 ★★★★☆ 4.0 610 pages · ≈ 11 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ruth (volume II)

Ruth (volume II) Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1853 ★★★★☆ 4.3 458 pages · ≈ 8 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Ruth (volume II) higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 67 votes.
Ruth (volume II) is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Orley Farm.
Ruth (volume II) is the easier read (Challenging), Orley Farm more demanding (Demanding).

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