The Woodlanders vs Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Wessex, British and irish fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Cover of The Woodlanders

The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 419 pages · ≈ 7 h 46 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire

Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire Thomas Hardy · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.6 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Woodlanders higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 18333 votes.
Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Woodlanders.

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