Poems vs The Rape of the Lock: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems

Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Rape of the Lock

The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope · 1714 ★★★★☆ 3.5 52 pages · ≈ 58 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Poems higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 23 votes.
The Rape of the Lock is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 11 for Poems.

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