The Princess and Curdie vs The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie George MacDonald · 1832 ★★★★☆ 4.4 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)

The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Princess and Curdie higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 125 votes.
The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) is the easier read (Moderate), The Princess and Curdie more demanding (Challenging).

Side by side