The Bride of Lammermoor vs The master of Ballantrae: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Scotland, Revenge, British and irish fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of The Bride of Lammermoor

The Bride of Lammermoor Sir Walter Scott · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.7 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The master of Ballantrae

The master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson · 1888 ★★★★☆ 3.7 354 pages · ≈ 6 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.

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