The Tenant of Wildfell Hall vs Vanity Fair: Which Should You Read?
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
“You must go back with me to the autumn of 1827.”
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Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the easel" on a black and blue background, and "Furniture, easel and…
Vanity Fair
“WHILE the present century was in its teens, and on one sunshiny morning in June, there drove up to the great iron gate of Miss Pinkerton's academy for young ladies, on Chiswick Mall, a large family coach, with two fat horses in blazing harness, driven by a fat coachman in a three-cornered hat and wig, at the rate of four miles an hour.”
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No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Tenant of Wildfell Hall highest: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.0 · Vanity Fair 3.8.
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 12 for Vanity Fair.
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall has the widest readership — 137629 ratings behind its score.
- Vanity Fair reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 15 times.
- Vanity Fair runs the darker storyline; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (137629) | 3.8 (135029) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.6 (111) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (156) | 4.0 (22) |
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Reception
| The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 137629 | 135029 |
| Editions | 558 | 200 |
| Citations | 3 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 207242 | 182818 |
| Reading it now | — | 7681 |
| Written reviews | 10924 | 5313 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12345 | 14116 |
| Pages | 332 | 699 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall or Vanity Fair?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.0/5, Vanity Fair 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall or Vanity Fair?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (332 pages, ≈ 6 h 09 m); Vanity Fair (699 pages, ≈ 12 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall or Vanity Fair?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Challenging; Vanity Fair: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: 2 film adaptations; Vanity Fair: 5 film adaptations.