Arms and the Man vs The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Which Should You Read?

Arms and the Man George Bernard Shaw · 1898 ★★★★☆ 3.8 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Demanding

Arms and the Man was George Bernard Shaw's first commercially successful play. It is a comedy about idealized love versus true love. A young Serbian woman idealizes her war-hero fiance and thinks the Swiss soldier who…

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 818 pages · ≈ 15 h 09 m · Demanding

Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one…