The House of Arden vs The midnight folk: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The House of Arden The House of Arden Edith Nesbit · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Moderate

The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just…

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Cover of The midnight folk The midnight folk John Masefield · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.8 283 pages · ≈ 5 h 14 m · Moderate

Kay Harker lives in an old house in the country, looked after by his unpleasant governess, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. One night Kay’s great-grandpapa Harker, a sea captain, steps out of his portrait to tell him about a…

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The House of ArdenThe midnight folk
Goodreads 4.3 (20) —
Hardcover 4.3 (3) 3.8 (8)
Google Books — 4.0 (1)

Reception

The House of ArdenThe midnight folk
Ratings 20 8
Editions 83 25
Citations 9 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 42 —
Reading it now 8 —
Written reviews 2 —
Wikipedia attention 209 491
Pages 230 283

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