Pelham vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, 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 Guilty River

The Guilty River Wilkie Collins · 1886 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Guilty River is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Pelham.

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