The Brown Fairy Book vs The Sleeping Beauty: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
The Brown Fairy Book
Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia.
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The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty told at length, with the hundred years of sleep and the family the prince has to leave, and other tales retold by a scholar-novelist for children. Quiller-Couch edited the Oxford Book of English…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Brown Fairy Book highest: The Brown Fairy Book 4.1 · The Sleeping Beauty 3.8.
- The Brown Fairy Book has the widest readership — 1324 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Brown Fairy Book | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1324) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (8) | 4.5 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
Reception
| The Brown Fairy Book | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1324 | 1 |
| Editions | 312 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2701 | — |
| Reading it now | 150 | — |
| Written reviews | 43 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3679 | 441 |
| Pages | 215 | 128 |