Candida vs The Way of the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama, Social life and customs
Candida
The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the…
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The Way of the World
“My Lord,-Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it may be, it is some degree of vanity even to doubt of it.”
The Way of the World is a comedy play written by the English playwright William Congreve, first performed in 1700. It premiered in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded by critics as one…
The verdict
- Readers rate Candida highest: Candida 3.7 · The Way of the World 3.3.
- Candida is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Way of the World.
- The Way of the World has the widest readership — 4597 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Candida | The Way of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3318) | 3.3 (4597) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 3.2 (6) |
Reception
| Candida | The Way of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3318 | 4597 |
| Editions | 152 | 174 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2710 | 2606 |
| Reading it now | 75 | — |
| Written reviews | 173 | 256 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1843 | 2296 |
| Pages | 42 | 182 |