Moll Flanders vs The History of Tom Jones: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe · 1722 ★★★★☆ 3.5 322 pages · ≈ 5 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The History of Tom Jones

The History of Tom Jones Henry Fielding · 1749 ★★★★☆ 3.8 869 pages · ≈ 16 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The History of Tom Jones higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 34656 votes.
Moll Flanders is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 16 for The History of Tom Jones.
Moll Flanders is the easier read (Challenging), The History of Tom Jones more demanding (Demanding).

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