Ivanhoe vs The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Anglo-Saxons, Classics, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 604 pages · ≈ 11 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]

The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1127 pages · ≈ 20 h 52 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 47 votes.
Ivanhoe is the quicker read — about 11 hours vs 20 for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories].

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