Dickens' stories about children every child can read vs Master and Commander — Which Should You Read First?

Both Dickens' stories about children every child can read and Master and Commander are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

• The best horror stories by Robert Bloch
• Burning Bright by John Steinbeck
• A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
• Studies in medieval and Renaissance literature by C. S. Lewis
• Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
• The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of the Crooked Man / Adventure of the Gloria Scott / Adventure of the Greek Interpreter / Adventure of the Noble Bachelor / Adventure of the Resident Patient / Adventure of the Three Students / Boscombe Valley Mystery / Five Orange Pips) by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Glory in Death by Nora Roberts
• Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel