The Black Robe vs The uncommercial traveller: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, English literature, Classic Literature, Fiction
The Black Robe
“THE doctors could do no more for the Dowager Lady Berrick.”
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The Black Robe is an 1881 partially-epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. The book, which relates the misadventures of one "Lewis Romayne", is noted for its anti-Catholic lens.
The uncommercial traveller
“Allow me to introduce myself-first negatively.”
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A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Black Robe highest: The Black Robe 3.7 · The uncommercial traveller 3.5.
- The Black Robe has the widest readership — 812 ratings behind its score.
- The uncommercial traveller reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 26 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Black Robe | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (812) | 3.5 (397) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (28) | 3.5 (9) |
Reception
| The Black Robe | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 812 | 397 |
| Editions | 303 | 369 |
| Citations | 9 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 851 | 899 |
| Reading it now | — | 103 |
| Written reviews | 97 | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | 214 | 290 |
| Pages | 318 | 419 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Black Robe or The uncommercial traveller?
The Black Robe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Black Robe 3.7/5, The uncommercial traveller 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Black Robe or The uncommercial traveller?
The Black Robe is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Black Robe (318 pages, ≈ 5 h 53 m); The uncommercial traveller (419 pages, ≈ 7 h 46 m).
Which is harder to read: The Black Robe or The uncommercial traveller?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Black Robe: Demanding; The uncommercial traveller: Demanding.