The Warden vs Where Angels Fear to Tread: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Satire, British and irish fiction, England, English literature, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of The Warden

The Warden Anthony Trollope · 1809 ★★★★☆ 3.9 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread E. M. Forster · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.6 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Warden higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 108 votes.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Warden.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the easier read (Challenging), The Warden more demanding (Demanding).

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