Moll Flanders vs The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women, History, Fiction
Moll Flanders
These are the true confessions of a remarkable and passionate young woman are thought to have been based on the adventures of a real prisoner in Newgate where Moll was born. ostensibly written as a warning to…
1 film adaptation
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The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story
“NOT far from the source of the famous river, which rises in the mountains between Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond, and divides the Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, travellers arrive at the venerable grey walls of Mount Morven; and, after consulting their guide books, ask permission to see the house.”
Unlike his usual style, this is a novel of conscience, without much melodrama; Collins weaves a story of what he delicately calls "sexual frailty." Trapped in an adulterous union, neither of two involved are happy in…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story highest: The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story 3.8 · Moll Flanders 3.5.
- Moll Flanders has the widest readership — 49318 ratings behind its score.
- Moll Flanders runs the darker storyline; The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Moll Flanders | The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (49318) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (44) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (15) | — |
| LiveLib | 3.8 (604) | — |
Reception
| Moll Flanders | The Evil Genius. A Domestis Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 49318 | 1 |
| Editions | 1114 | 103 |
| Citations | 39 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 37010 | — |
| Reading it now | 1987 | — |
| Written reviews | 2489 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5851 | — |
| Pages | 322 | 328 |