Shirley vs The old wives' tale: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Long Now Manual for Civilization, Women, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Shirley

Shirley Charlotte Brontë · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The old wives' tale

The old wives' tale Arnold Bennett · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 629 pages · ≈ 11 h 39 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The old wives' tale higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 14 votes.
The old wives' tale is the easier read (Challenging), Shirley more demanding (Demanding).

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