The merry men, and other tales and fables vs The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Which Should You Read?
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The merry men, and other tales and fables
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson’. Having established their name as the leading…
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.”
Mr. Gabriel Utterson is a serious, austere lawyer living a humdrum life in Victorian London. Yet there is a strange clause in his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll's will: should he disappear for more than 3 months, everything…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde highest: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.8 · The merry men, and other tales and fables 2.9.
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The merry men, and other tales and fables.
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has the widest readership — 694073 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
≈ 2h vs 7h for The merry men, and other tales and fables
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3.8 vs 2.9 from readers
New to the genre?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Moderate vs Challenging for The merry men, and other tales and fables
Scores by source
| The merry men, and other tales and fables | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 2.8 (448) | 3.8 (694073) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5377) |
Reception
| The merry men, and other tales and fables | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 448 | 694073 |
| Editions | 20 | 373 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 481604 |
| Reading it now | — | 16296 |
| Written reviews | — | 31649 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 46154 |
| Pages | 407 | 152 |