The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother vs Uncle Bernac: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Napoleonic wars, British and irish fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother

The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother Thomas Hardy · 1880 ★★★★☆ 3.7 379 pages · ≈ 7 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Uncle Bernac

Uncle Bernac Arthur Conan Doyle · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.0 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Uncle Bernac higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 9 votes.
Uncle Bernac is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother.

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