Plays vs Wuthering Heights: Which Should You Read?
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The text of the present volume was passed for press by Arnold Glover and some progress had been made in his lifetime in the collection of the material given in the Appendix. Mrs. Glover’s help has again been most…
Wuthering Heights
“1801.-I have just returned from a visit to my landlord-the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.”
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Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wuthering Heights is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Plays.
- Wuthering Heights has the widest readership — 2281673 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Plays | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1) | 3.9 (2281673) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5966) |
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Reception
| Plays | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 2281673 |
| Editions | 46 | 2887 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 39 | 1742187 |
| Reading it now | 46 | 184443 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 125002 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3206 | 139844 |
| Pages | 475 | 356 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Plays or Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Wuthering Heights 3.9/5, Plays 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Plays or Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Wuthering Heights (356 pages, ≈ 6 h 36 m); Plays (475 pages, ≈ 8 h 48 m).
Which is harder to read: Plays or Wuthering Heights?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Plays: Demanding; Wuthering Heights: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Plays: no film adaptation on record; Wuthering Heights: 5 film adaptations.