Phantasmagoria and Other Poems vs Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poetry
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
This is quite difficult get hold of. It was expertly illustrated by AB Frost whose illustartion surpass those of Tenniels for the Alice stories and those for Sylive and Bruno. It's a collection of first class poetry in…
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Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters,  Charlotte,  Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell has the widest readership — 757 ratings behind its score.
- Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell runs the darker storyline; Phantasmagoria and Other Poems stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Phantasmagoria and Other Poems | Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (757) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (10) | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| Phantasmagoria and Other Poems | Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 757 |
| Editions | 147 | 47 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1951 |
| Reading it now | — | 166 |
| Written reviews | — | 107 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 836 |
| Pages | 74 | 165 |