Rights of Man vs The Dragon and the Raven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Great Britain, History, Fiction
Rights of Man
“AMONG the incivilities by which nations or individuals provoke and irritate each other, Mr. Burke's pamphlet on the French Revolution is an extraordinary instance.”
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Written in a fit of pique brought about by Edmund Burke's blistering attack of the French Revolution, Paine's The Rights of Man has come to be regarded as one of the most important works in the realm of Western…
The Dragon and the Raven
“A low hut built of turf roughly thatched with rushes and standing on the highest spot of some slightly raised ground.”
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For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Rights of Man has the widest readership — 10525 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Rights of Man | The Dragon and the Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (10525) | 3.9 (1448) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8) | — |
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Reception
| Rights of Man | The Dragon and the Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10525 | 1448 |
| Editions | 282 | 373 |
| Citations | 38 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 18037 | 957 |
| Reading it now | 1007 | 175 |
| Written reviews | 289 | 131 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4403 | — |
| Pages | 162 | 216 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Rights of Man or The Dragon and the Raven?
Rights of Man has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rights of Man 4.0/5, The Dragon and the Raven 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Rights of Man or The Dragon and the Raven?
Rights of Man is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Rights of Man (162 pages, ≈ 3 h 00 m); The Dragon and the Raven (216 pages, ≈ 4 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Rights of Man or The Dragon and the Raven?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Rights of Man: Demanding; The Dragon and the Raven: Challenging.