Ourika vs The wild Irish girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: 19th Century Fiction, Novels, Literary Criticism, Fiction
Ourika
Based on a true story, Ourika relates the experiences of a Senegalese girl who is rescued from slavery and raised by an aristocratic French family during the French Revolution. Brought up in a household of learning and…
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The wild Irish girl
An English lord's son is sent to the family's Irish estate in disgrace and falls in love with the daughter of the prince his ancestors dispossessed. Lady Morgan published it in 1806, was denounced as seditious, and gave…
The verdict
- Readers rate The wild Irish girl highest: The wild Irish girl 3.8 · Ourika 3.6.
- Ourika is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The wild Irish girl.
- Ourika has the widest readership — 1856 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Ourika | The wild Irish girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1856) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
Reception
| Ourika | The wild Irish girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1856 | 1 |
| Editions | 17 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 953 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 196 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 294 | 314 |
| Pages | 69 | 310 |