St. George and St. Michael vs The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother: Which Should You Read?

Cover of St. George and St. Michael St. George and St. Michael George MacDonald · 1876 ★★★★☆ 4.1 450 pages · ≈ 8 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon
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Cover of The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother Thomas Hardy · 1880 ★★★★☆ 3.7 379 pages · ≈ 7 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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