The Law and the Lady vs Vanity Fair: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, British and irish fiction, Women, England, Fiction

Cover of The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins · 1875 ★★★★☆ 3.8 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 699 pages · ≈ 12 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Law and the Lady is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 12 for Vanity Fair.

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