Rodney Stone vs The Haunted House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, British and irish fiction, Fiction
Rodney Stone
“On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warnings which tell us that it has outworn us.”
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From the book:On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warn-ings which tell us that it has outworn us. We put…
The Haunted House
“Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances, and environed by none of the conventional ghostly surroundings, did I first make acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece.”
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The drama begins with a Yuletide gathering in an eerie country retreat that's rumored to be haunted. There, Dickens and his friends, including acclaimed authors Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, take on the task of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Rodney Stone has the widest readership — 275 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Rodney Stone | The Haunted House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (275) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 2.9 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 3.5 (5) |
Reception
| Rodney Stone | The Haunted House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 275 | 7 |
| Editions | 311 | 261 |
| Citations | — | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 364 | — |
| Reading it now | 37 | — |
| Written reviews | 38 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 328 | 128 |
| Pages | 349 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Rodney Stone or The Haunted House?
Rodney Stone has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rodney Stone 3.7/5, The Haunted House 3.6/5).
Which is harder to read: Rodney Stone or The Haunted House?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Rodney Stone: Demanding; The Haunted House: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Rodney Stone: 1 film adaptation; The Haunted House: no film adaptation on record.