Pelham vs The Duke's Children: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Pelham

Pelham Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1828 375 pages · ≈ 6 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Duke's Children

The Duke's Children Anthony Trollope · 1880 ★★★★☆ 4.1 643 pages · ≈ 11 h 54 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Pelham is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for The Duke's Children.

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