Ruth (volume II) vs The dead secret: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Unmarried mothers, British and irish fiction, Social life and customs, History, Fiction

Cover of Ruth (volume II)

Ruth (volume II) Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1853 ★★★★☆ 4.3 458 pages · ≈ 8 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The dead secret

The dead secret Wilkie Collins · 1857 ★★★★☆ 3.7 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Ruth (volume II) higher: 4.3 vs 3.7 from 67 votes.
The dead secret is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Ruth (volume II).
The dead secret is the easier read (Light), Ruth (volume II) more demanding (Challenging).

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