Struwwelpeter vs The Canterbury Tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Textual Criticism, Juvenile poetry, Poetry, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Struwwelpeter

Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann · 1865 ★★★★☆ 4.1 24 pages · ≈ 27 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer · 1478 ★★★★☆ 3.5 388 pages · ≈ 7 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Struwwelpeter higher: 4.1 vs 3.5 from 19 votes.
Struwwelpeter is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Canterbury Tales.

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