Le Rhin vs The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Travel

Cover of Le Rhin

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great

The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great Henry Fielding · 1754 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Le Rhin higher: 4.0 vs 3.4 from 9 votes.
The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Le Rhin.
Le Rhin is the easier read (Challenging), The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great more demanding (Demanding).

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