The Ballad of Reading Gaol vs The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde · 1896 ★★★★☆ 4.3 49 pages · ≈ 54 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents H. G. Wells · 1895 ★★★★☆ 3.6 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Ballad of Reading Gaol higher: 4.3 vs 3.6 from 7984 votes.

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