Poor Miss Finch vs The Black Robe: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Poor Miss Finch Poor Miss Finch Wilkie Collins · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.8 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Challenging

You are here invited to read the story of an Event which occurred in an out-of-the-way corner of England, some years since.

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Cover of The Black Robe The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding

The Black Robe is an 1881 partially-epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. The book, which relates the misadventures of one "Lewis Romayne", is noted for its anti-Catholic lens.

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Poor Miss FinchThe Black Robe
Goodreads 3.8 (1281) 3.7 (812)
Hardcover 3.0 (2) 2.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.0 (22) 4.0 (28)

Reception

Poor Miss FinchThe Black Robe
Ratings 1281 812
Editions 122 303
Citations 16 9
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2278 851
Pages 250 318

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Poor Miss FinchThe Black RobeEnjoymentDifficultyInfluencePopularityClassic
British and irish fictionEnglandFiction