Tales of Men and Ghosts vs The elixir of life (Auriol): Which Should You Read?

Cover of Tales of Men and Ghosts Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton · 1910 ★★★★☆ 3.6 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging

Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward,"…

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Cover of The elixir of life (Auriol) The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging

Auriol: or, The Elixir of Life is a novel by British historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. It was first published in 1844 in serial form, under the title Revelations of London. Auriol, written 1844, is…

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Tales of Men and GhostsThe elixir of life (Auriol)
Goodreads 3.5 (352) —
Apple Books 4.0 (13) —

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Tales of Men and GhostsThe elixir of life (Auriol)
Ratings 352 —
Editions 38 44
Want to read 556 —
Reading it now 114 —
Written reviews 51 —
Pages 248 128

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