The amateur gentleman vs The Napoleon of Notting Hill: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: London, Classic Literature, Fiction

The amateur gentleman Jeffery Farnol · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.9 624 pages · ≈ 11 h 33 m · Challenging

IN WHICH BABNABAS KNOCKS DOWN HIS FATHER, THOUGH AS DUTIFULLY AS MAY BE

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The Napoleon of Notting Hill Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1904 ★★★★☆ 3.8 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Challenging

A witty and surreal novel of the future. In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism and civil war…

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for The amateur gentleman.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill has the widest readership — 4211 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

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Scores by source

	The amateur gentleman	The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Goodreads	3.9 (111)	3.8 (4211)
Hardcover	—	3.3 (12)
Google Books	—	4.5 (2)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (19)
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Reception

	The amateur gentleman	The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Ratings	111	4211
Editions	42	454
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	—	8684
Reading it now	—	554
Written reviews	—	525
Wikipedia attention	66	6143
Pages	624	150
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The amateur gentleman or The Napoleon of Notting Hill?

The amateur gentleman has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The amateur gentleman 3.9/5, The Napoleon of Notting Hill 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: The amateur gentleman or The Napoleon of Notting Hill?

The Napoleon of Notting Hill is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Napoleon of Notting Hill (150 pages, ≈ 2 h 47 m); The amateur gentleman (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).

Which is harder to read: The amateur gentleman or The Napoleon of Notting Hill?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The amateur gentleman: Challenging; The Napoleon of Notting Hill: Challenging.