The bottle factory outing vs Works of Elizabeth Gaskell: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The bottle factory outing

The bottle factory outing Bainbridge, Beryl · 1974 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 169 pages · ≈ 3 h 08 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Works of Elizabeth Gaskell

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell Joanne Shattock · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.1 562 pages · ≈ 10 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Works of Elizabeth Gaskell higher: 4.1 vs 3.4 from 124 votes.
The bottle factory outing is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Works of Elizabeth Gaskell.

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