The Black Robe vs The wheels of chance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, England, 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 wheels of chance
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The comical Wheels of Chance was written in 1896 at the height of the golden age of the bicycle, when practical and affordable bicycles led to profound social shifts in England. Suddenly people of modest means could…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Black Robe highest: The Black Robe 3.7 · The wheels of chance 3.5.
- The Black Robe has the widest readership — 812 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Black Robe | The wheels of chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (812) | 3.5 (582) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (2) | 3.2 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (28) | 4.0 (14) |
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Reception
| The Black Robe | The wheels of chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 812 | 582 |
| Editions | 303 | 97 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 851 | 754 |
| Reading it now | — | 48 |
| Written reviews | 97 | 96 |
| Wikipedia attention | 214 | 462 |
| Pages | 318 | 243 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Black Robe or The wheels of chance?
The Black Robe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Black Robe 3.7/5, The wheels of chance 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Black Robe or The wheels of chance?
The wheels of chance is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The wheels of chance (243 pages, ≈ 4 h 30 m); The Black Robe (318 pages, ≈ 5 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: The Black Robe or The wheels of chance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Black Robe: Demanding; The wheels of chance: Demanding.