The Man of Property vs Where Angels Fear to Tread: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Middle class, British and irish fiction, England, Fiction
The Man of Property
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The first book of the Forsyte Saga, initially published in 1906 (the second was not published until 1921). Here the reader is introduced to the large Forsyte clan, with special attention paid to the rapacious Soames…
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) follows two women to Italy: the widowed Lilia Herriton and her traveling companion Caroline Abbott. Lilia falls passionately in love with the country, and also with a young Italian man.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Man of Property highest: The Man of Property 4.0 · Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.6.
- Where Angels Fear to Tread is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Man of Property.
- Where Angels Fear to Tread has the widest readership — 18410 ratings behind its score.
- Where Angels Fear to Tread runs the darker storyline; The Man of Property stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Man of Property | Where Angels Fear to Tread | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (18410) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (2) | 3.5 (32) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.0 (17) |
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Reception
| The Man of Property | Where Angels Fear to Tread | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 18410 |
| Editions | 185 | 382 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 17568 |
| Reading it now | — | 1307 |
| Written reviews | — | 1639 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18652 | 5233 |
| Pages | 350 | 131 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Man of Property or Where Angels Fear to Tread?
The Man of Property has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Man of Property 4.0/5, Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Man of Property or Where Angels Fear to Tread?
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Where Angels Fear to Tread (131 pages, ≈ 2 h 26 m); The Man of Property (350 pages, ≈ 6 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: The Man of Property or Where Angels Fear to Tread?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Man of Property: Challenging; Where Angels Fear to Tread: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The Man of Property: 3 film adaptations; Where Angels Fear to Tread: no film adaptation on record.