The Golden Touch vs The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Golden Touch Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1912 ★★★★☆ 3.8 39 pages · ≈ 43 min · Moderate

King Midas's fondest wish, to have everything he touches turn to gold, backfires.

The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Moderate

Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, Romania, and Russia.

Fiction

The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Golden Touch is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print).
The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) has the widest readership — 8 ratings behind its score.

	The Golden Touch	The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)
Hardcover	—	3.1 (8)
Apple Books	—	5.0 (6)

	The Golden Touch	The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)
Ratings	1	8
Editions	22	459
Wikipedia attention	39	—
Pages	39	266