Parzival vs The Thornton romances: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Medieval Manuscripts, Perceval, Romances, Knights and knighthood, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Cover of Parzival

Parzival Wolfram von Eschenbach · 1885 ★★★★☆ 3.7 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Thornton romances

The Thornton romances James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps · 1844 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Parzival is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Thornton romances.

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