Got the literature

Have the two books I shall compare:
A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
I'm a sucker for anything pre-1900.

Both books I've read previously but I don't think my ten year-old self had the emotional capacity to comprehend  Dickens' take on the French Revolution or even my 15 year-old self to have the patience with Wilde's weaving of irony, morals and mock-wit for that matter. Nonetheless, here I am, ready to soak in the words of these old school powerhouses.