The Damned vs The White People: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Damned The Damned Algernon Blackwood · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 110 pages · ≈ 2 h 02 m · Moderate

Damnation, a concept of divine punishment and torment, and use of the term as a profanity

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Cover of The White People The White People Arthur Machen · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.8 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Moderate

"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. Written in the late 1890s, it was first published in 1904 in Horlick's Magazine, edited by Machen's friend A. E. Waite, then reprinted in…

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Scores by source

The DamnedThe White People
Goodreads — 3.9 (4802)
Hardcover 4.3 (3) 3.4 (17)
Apple Books 4.0 (26) 4.0 (5)

Reception

The DamnedThe White People
Ratings 26 4802
Editions 106 247
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 12153
Pages 110 42

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