Poems vs Rhymes a la Mode: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Poems

Poems Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1844 ★★★★☆ 4.1 526 pages · ≈ 9 h 44 m · Demanding

“OF writing many books there is no end;”

Modern Poetry English Poets Collections Correspondence

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Cover of Rhymes a la Mode

Rhymes a la Mode Andrew Lang · 1885 ★★★★☆ 3.8 38 pages · ≈ 42 min · Demanding

Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

English Ballads Private presses

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The verdict

Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 4.1 · Rhymes a la Mode 3.8.
Rhymes a la Mode is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Poems.
Poems has the widest readership — 748 ratings behind its score.
Poems runs the darker storyline; Rhymes a la Mode stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Rhymes a la Mode ≈ 1h vs 9h for Poems In the mood for something dark? Poems a darker storyline than Rhymes a la Mode Want something lighter? Rhymes a la Mode an easier tone than Poems

Scores by source

	Poems	Rhymes a la Mode
Goodreads	4.1 (748)	4.0 (3)
Hardcover	4.0 (6)	3.0 (1)

Reception

	Poems	Rhymes a la Mode
Ratings	748	3
Editions	95	47
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	852	17
Reading it now	19	—
Written reviews	31	—
Wikipedia attention	19870	—
Pages	526	38

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