The Black Robe vs Where Angels Fear to Tread: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, England, English literature, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of The Black Robe

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread E. M. Forster · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.6 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Black Robe.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the easier read (Challenging), The Black Robe more demanding (Demanding).

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