The Lilac Fairy Book vs The Nursery Alice: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Lilac Fairy Book

The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1910 ★★★★☆ 4.1 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Nursery Alice

The Nursery Alice Lewis Carroll · 1889 62 pages · ≈ 1 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Nursery Alice is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Lilac Fairy Book.

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