The Law and the Lady vs Wives and Daughters: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Social conditions, British and irish fiction, Women, England, English literature, 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 Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Gaskell · 1866 ★★★★☆ 4.3 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Wives and Daughters higher: 4.3 vs 3.8 from 61 votes.
Wives and Daughters is the easier read (Challenging), The Law and the Lady more demanding (Demanding).

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