Rime of the ancient mariner vs The Princess and the Goblin: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Rime of the ancient mariner

Rime of the ancient mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1827 ★★★★☆ 4.0 44 pages · ≈ 49 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin George MacDonald · 1872 ★★★★☆ 4.0 199 pages · ≈ 3 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Rime of the ancient mariner is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Princess and the Goblin.
The Princess and the Goblin is the easier read (Challenging), Rime of the ancient mariner more demanding (Demanding).

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