The Great Shadow vs The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Napoleonic wars, Fiction

Cover of The Great Shadow

The Great Shadow Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 ★★★★☆ 3.8 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale

The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 487 pages · ≈ 9 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Great Shadow is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale.

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