A history of autobiography in antiquity vs Breaking Conventions: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A history of autobiography in antiquity A history of autobiography in antiquity Georg Misch · 1950 ★★★★☆ 3.9 364 pages · ≈ 6 h 44 m · Moderate
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This is Volume IV of 9 historical works from the International Library of Sociology. This is part one of two looking at the history of the autobiography. Appearing in isolation as they do, autobiographies demand for…

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Cover of Breaking Conventions Breaking Conventions Patricia Auspos · 2023 468 pages · ≈ 8 h 40 m · Moderate
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This rich history illuminates the lives and partnerships of five married couples – two British, three American – whose unions defied the conventions of their time and anticipated social changes that were to come in the…

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Ratings 2 —
Editions 13 2
Citations 64 1
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Pages 364 468
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Which is shorter to read: A history of autobiography in antiquity or Breaking Conventions?

A history of autobiography in antiquity is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A history of autobiography in antiquity (364 pages, ≈ 6 h 44 m); Breaking Conventions (468 pages, ≈ 8 h 40 m).

Which is harder to read: A history of autobiography in antiquity or Breaking Conventions?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A history of autobiography in antiquity: Moderate; Breaking Conventions: Moderate.

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